Jack Rothstein
Jack Rothstein (15 December 1925 – 16 November 2001) was a Polish-born violinist and conductor, living most of his life in England. Biography Background Rothstein was born in Warsaw, Poland, and moved to Mandatory Palestine with his family at the age of two. Later on, he was sent to live with his aunt in Cairo, Egypt, and attended a French school. During this time, he also started his music studies. During World War II, Rothstein joined the British Army as a musician and performed in the Middle and Far East. Following the war, Rothstein settled in London. He married Linn Hendry. Education Rothstein studied at the Guildhall School of Music in the early 1950s, and took part in master classes by Sascha Lasserson, Leonid Kogan, Felix van Dyl and Henryk Szeryng. In the 1954 Carl Flesch Competition, Rothstein won the second prize. Career Rothstein co-led Yehudi Menuhin's Bath Festival Orchestra, the Boyd Neel Orchestra, and the Northern Sinfonia; he also led the Academy of St Martin in the Fields. As a conductor, Rothstein toured extensively with the Johann Strauss Orchestra and his own ensemble the Viennese Orchestra of London. For over 20 years, Rothstein was also a member of the