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About Joseph Silverstein
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Silverstein
Joseph Silverstein (March 21, 1932 - November 22, 2015) was an American violinist and conductor.
Biography[edit] Joseph Silverstein was born in Detroit. As a youth, Silverstein studied with his father, Bernard Silverstein, who was a public school music teacher. He later studied at the Curtis Institute of Music with Efrem Zimbalist, and also studied with William Primrose, Josef Gingold, and Mischa Mischakoff.[1] In 1959 he won a silver medal at the Queen Elisabeth Music Competition and in 1960 was awarded Naumburg Award from the Walter W. Naumburg Foundation.[2]
In 1962, Silverstein became concertmaster of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, a position he held for 22 years. He was appointed assistant conductor in 1971. He was music director of the Utah Symphony from 1983 to 1998. He served as acting music director of the Florida Philharmonic Orchestra in 2001 until the orchestra's demise in 2003. He was the artistic advisor to the Portland Symphony Orchestra in 2007-2008 season. He has served as a professor of violin at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, following his position at the New England Conservatory in Boston. Since 1969, he has been a regular faculty artist at the Sarasota Music Festival.[2][3]
Silverstein performed on a 1742 Guarneri del Gesù.
On November 22, 2015, it was reported that Silverstein died. He was 83.[4]
Joseph Silverstein's Timeline
1932 |
March 21, 1932
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Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States
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2015 |
November 22, 2015
Age 83
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