American violinist, born in Long Branch, New Jersey. She studied in New York and at the Paris Conservatoire with guidance from Thibaud and Enescu. New York Town Hall debut in 1934, White House recital in 1937, concertmistress for the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo's American wartime tour. She retired in 1965.

I posted about the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto here some time ago, and a commenter pointed me to this 1959 recording by Joan Field. I had never heard of her before. Her performance brought back the exact bittersweet quality I first heard in this piece as a child — something I hadn't been able to find again until then.

Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor (1959): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKWtwEfSNe8&t=8s

Bruch / Mendelssohn — playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy\_mI5Z9Ul-DKXcMLibajdSaROEAxHTNQvw8