For the Tchaikovsky Concerto, Gimpel performs on a Tononi violin once owned by Joseph Kotek, a Russian violinist who advised Tchaikovsky on the solo violin writing.
Recording & Production
This album features reissues of five concerto recordings originally released by the Vox label, for which Gimpel recorded after being signed by George Mendelssohn-Bartholdy.
Performer Biography
Bronisław Gimpel, the violinist on this album, was born into an intensely musical family in Lemberg (now Lviv, Ukraine) in 1911.
Performer Biography
Gimpel's father, Adolph, was a theatre conductor who had played the clarinet under Gustav Mahler, the renowned Austrian composer and conductor.
Performer Biography
Bronisław Gimpel was a prizewinner in the prestigious Wieniawski Violin Competition of 1935, competing against violinists like David Oistrakh and Ginette Neveu.
Performer Biography
In 1937, Gimpel emigrated to America to become Otto Klemperer's concertmaster in Los Angeles, leading the Philharmonic's Quartet.
Performer Biography
Gimpel co-founded the Warsaw Piano Quintet in 1962 with childhood friend Władysław Szpilman, who was later made famous by the film The Pianist.
