Paul Winter (March 9, 1914 – August 22, 1992) was an American virtuoso violinist.

Career

Born in

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, Winter became a member of the

NBC Symphony Orchestra The NBC Symphony Orchestra was a radio orchestra conceived by David Sarnoff, the president of the Radio Corporation of America, especially for the conductor Arturo Toscanini. The NBC Symphony performed weekly radio concert broadcasts with Tosca ...

under

Arturo Toscanini Arturo Toscanini (; ; March 25, 1867January 16, 1957) was an Italian conductor. He was one of the most acclaimed and influential musicians of the late 19th and early 20th century, renowned for his intensity, his perfectionism, his ear for orch ...

at its inception in 1937 and was its youngest member. He was concertmaster of the NBC staff orchestra from 1954 to 1958. Beginning 1958, Winter devoted his career to recording sessions and television. He died in

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in 1992.

Education

Winter was a graduate of the

Juilliard School of Music The Juilliard School ( ) is a private performing arts conservatory in New York City. Established in 1905, the school trains about 850 undergraduate and graduate students in dance, drama, and music. It is widely regarded as one of the most elit ...

. He studied violin with

Paul Kochanski Paul Kochanski (born Paweł Kochański; 30 August 1887 – 12 January 1934) was a Polish violinist, composer and arranger active in the United States. Training and early career Paweł Kochański was born in Odesa to Polish-Jewish parents a ...

, Edouard Dethier, and

Demetrius Constantine Dounis Demetrius Constantine Dounis (also Demetrios), also known as D. C. Dounis ( gr, Δημήτριος Κωνσταντίνος Δούνης; ''c.''1886 to 1894 – August 13, 1954), was an influential teacher of violin and string instrument technique ...

Selected ensembles

* American String Quartet, founding member in 1939 as violinist, with Max Hollander (1910–1986) (violin),

Carlton Cooley Samuel Carlton Cooley (April 15, 1898 in Milford, New Jersey – November 1981 in Stockton, New Jersey) was an American Viola, violist and composer. Biography Cooley studied at the University of the Arts (Philadelphia), Philadelphia Musical Acade ...

(viola), and Carl Stern (1902–1971) (cello)

References

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