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A similar contretemps surrounded the sale of a 1683 Stradivarius violin formerly owned by the great Russian-born violinist Josef Gingold, prompting Gingold’s son to sue a major New York dealer ...
The Martinelli-Gingold — so named for its first known owner and its most famous, Indianapolis competition founder Josef Gingold — was born early in the maker's career, when he was 39.
Josef Gingold knows more about the violin than any man alive. He’s the one who introduced the 13-year-old Itzhak Perlman to chamber music, he’s the teacher of Joshua Bell and he’s the guy ...
The opportunity to play the 1683 Stradivari violin, which famously belonged to former Indiana University professor Josef Gingold, has long been one of the crown jewels in a prize package full of them.
Cash prizes and the chance to use one of the competition's fine instruments — including the 1683 Stradivari violin that belonged to competition founder Josef Gingold — await the top six finishers.