Background
Senofsky was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on April 19, 1926, the son of Russian immigrant violinists. He received his first music lessons from his father at the age of three.
Senofsky was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on April 19, 1926, the son of Russian immigrant violinists. He received his first music lessons from his father at the age of three.
At the age of twelve he received a scholarship to the Juilliard School to study with Ivan Galamian, with whom he remained for twelve years. Shortly thereafter, he appeared as a soloist for the first time with George Szell and the Cleveland Orchestra. He remained as assistant concertmaster there from 1951 to 1955.
Senofsky performed regularly on the international concert circuit.
In the United States he has played with the New York Philharmonic, the American Symphony Orchestra, and the orchestras of Chicago, Los Angeles, and Pittsburgh, among others He has also performed in Europe, South America, and the Far East.
In 1983, Senofsky was invited by the director of the Shanghai Conservatory to start a new school of violin playing. He remained in the People"s Republic of China for three months giving master classes and performances.
Senofsky died from complications from heart and lung disease on June 21, 2002, aged 77, at his home in Baltimore, Maryland.
Since then, he has become a permanent member of the jury for the Belgian competition.