Paul Zukofsky

Violinist, conductor, and chamber musician Paul Zukofsky was generally associated with the advancement and performance of modern music, having premiered and recorded works by Wuorinen, Glass, Carter, Babbitt, and numerous other 20th century composers. But he also divulged a sympathy for the music of Bach in his well-received recordings of the solo sonatas and partitas. Zukofsky showed interest in music before the age of three and started taking his first lessons on the violin at four. His skills advanced so rapidly that he began studies with Ivan Galamian when he was just se...