I thought he was a remarkable violinist. As a youth, I listened to him whenever I went to see the BSO. Yehudi Menuhin (already very old), David Oistrakh, Heifetz (both I saw on TV) and Isaac Stern just didn't seem to make it to Beantown.
From the VC Channel:
It has been announced today that American violinist, conductor and respected pedagogue Joseph Silverstein has passed away suddenly from a heart attack – aged 82.
A student of Efrem Zimbalist, William Primrose, Josef Gingold and Mischa Mischakof, Mr Silverstein was a former prize winner at the Queen Elisabeth and Walter W Na