Glenn Dicterow was born on December 23, 1948, in Los Angeles, California. He is known as an American violinist who made his solo debut at age 11 with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, performing Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto. In 1967, Dicterow appeared as a soloist with the New York Philharmonic under Andre Kostelanetz. He joined the Los Angeles Philharmonic full-time in 1971 and became Concertmaster in 1973. In 1980, he transitioned to the New York Philharmonic as concertmaster, holding this role for 34 years until he stepped down in 2014. Dicterow's discography includes works by Aaron Copland, Charles Ives, and Erich Wolfgang Korngold, as well as Richard Strauss's Ein Heldenleben and Also sprach Zarathustra. He also performed violin solos for film scores, including The Untouchables, Aladdin, and Beauty and the Beast.
