Bronislav Gimpel

Life & Legacy

Bronislav Gimpel (January 29, 1911 – May 1, 1979) was a Polish-American violinist, and teacher. He was born in Lemberg, Austria-Hungary, part of Polish Galicia (now Lviv, Ukraine), to a family of Jewish origin. Gimpel's grandfather, Yankev Ber Gimpel, created the Jewish Theatre in Lviv. Gimpel's father, Samuel, originally a clarinetist, also played violin and conducted the small theatre orchestra in which Bronislav played aged about eight. Gimpel's older brother, Jakob Gimpel, was a noted concert pianist who also recorded music for motion pictures. His oldest brother Carol was also a gifted pianist and accompanied Bronislav on his concert tour in Italy in 1926.