Early Life
Ms. Armstrong was born in Rockford, Ill., on March 16, 1943 to Dr. Robert Bruce and Hannah Armstrong. She first held a violin at the age of 3, with her mother was her teacher. She arrived in New York City, during which time she studied under the renowned teachers Ivan Galamian and Dorothy DeLay. Soon she was at the Juilliard School, she was among the select few chosen by Ivan Galamian and Dorothy DeLay to learn the finer points of the art of the violin in pursuit of a solo career. Other famous violinists in the same group were Itzhak Perlman and Pinchas Zukerman.
Ms. Armstrong made her Lincoln Center debut in 1976 and went on to perform with orchestras such as the Boston Pops, the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, the New Polish Philharmonic and with the Martha Graham Dance Company.
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