Valery Klimov (violinist)

Valery Klimov (violinist)

Valeri Klimov (born in Kiev, October 16 1931) is a Russian violinist.

He was trained at the Odessa and Moscow (where he teaches nowadays) Conservatories. While a disciple of David Oistrakh there, he was appointed a soloist at the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra and won the inaugural violin edition of the Tchaikovsky Competition.

Later in his life he was allowed to perform in the West, debuting at the Royal Festival Hall in 1967; he has performed abroad since. He was a People's Artist of the USSR.

References

* The New Grove Dictionary of Music & Musicians - vol. X, pages 111-12.
* [http://www.india.mid.ru/nf42.html Russia's Embassy in India]


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