10 Facts About Josef Gingold

Josef Gingold then moved to Belgium for several years to study with master violinist Eugene Ysaye.

Josef Gingold gave the first performance of Ysaye's 3rd Sonata for Solo Violin.

In 1937, Josef Gingold won a spot in the NBC Symphony Orchestra, with Arturo Toscanini as its conductor.

Josef Gingold later served as the concertmaster of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, and later was the Cleveland Orchestra's concertmaster under conductor George Szell.

Josef Gingold edited numerous violin technique books and orchestral excerpt collections.

Josef Gingold taught at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music for more than thirty years, until his death in 1995.

Josef Gingold's pupils included Gil Shaham, Joshua Bell, Christoph Poppen, Sally O'Reilly, Desiree Ruhstrat, Arnold Steinhardt, Dylana Jenson, Martin Beaver, Shony Alex Braun, Andres Cardenes, Corey Cerovsek, Cyrus Forough, Miriam Fried, Philippe Graffin, Endre Granat, Ulf Hoelscher, Hu Nai-yuan, Jacques Israelievitch, Leonidas Kavakos, Chin Kim, Salvatore Greco, Malcolm Lowe, Jaime Laredo, William Preucil, Joseph Silverstein, Lucie Robert, and Gwen Thompson.

Josef Gingold was a founder of the quadrennial Indianapolis Violin Competition.

Josef Gingold was a National Patron of Delta Omicron, an international professional music fraternity.

Josef Gingold's recording of Fritz Kreisler's works was nominated for a Grammy Award.