Charles Martin Castleman

Charles Martin Castleman is an American violinist and teacher.

Early life and education

Born in Quincy, Massachusetts, he began violin lessons at the age of four with Emanual Ondricek. When he was six he appeared as a soloist with Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops orchestra. At nine, he made his solo recital debuts at Jordan Hall in Boston and Town Hall in New York In Aaron Richmond's Celebrity Series of 1950-51 he was co-featured with Mischa Elman, Jascha Heifetz and Isaac Stern.
In 1968, he was a soloist with the Naumburg Orchestral Concerts, in the Naumburg Bandshell, Central Park, in the summer series.

Career

After a forty-year career at Eastman School of Music, beginning as professor of violin in 1975, he became professor of violin at the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami in 2014.

Notable performances, awards and recognition

In 2001 Cypres Records and the Queen Elisabeth Concours issued a retrospective CD set of the most outstanding performances in the history of the Concours; Castleman's rendition of Leon Jongen's concerto was chosen as one of the seventeen most distinguished violin performances.