Artist Info: Arnold Steinhardt

Arnold Steinhardt is an American violinist, best known as the first violinist of the Guarneri String Quartet.

He was born in 1937 in Los Angeles. His debut was with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra at the age of 14. He studied at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia with Ivan Galamian and later in Switzerland with Joseph Szigeti. In 1958 he won the Leventritt International Violin competition. He has also extensively performed as a soloist. [read more...]