Jack Rothstein

Jack Rothstein (15 December 1925 – 16 November 2001)[1] was a Polish-born violinist and conductor, living most of his life in England.

[3] During World War II, Rothstein joined the British Army as a musician and performed in the Middle and Far East.

[4] Rothstein studied at the Guildhall School of Music in the early 1950s,[3] and took part in master classes by Sascha Lasserson, Leonid Kogan, Felix van Dyl and Henryk Szeryng.

For over 20 years, Rothstein was also a member of the London Czech Trio, in addition to other music ensembles, performing among others at The Dorchester and for the BBC.

He also released a version of Schubert's Trout Quintet and numerous pieces of Viennese classicism.