- Yuri Yankelevich
Yuri Yankelevich (Russian: Юрий Исаевич Янкелевич) (
March 7 ,1909 –September 22 ,1973 ) [cite web | last = | first = | title = Krugosvet Encyclopedia (Russian) | url = http://www.krugosvet.ru/articles/74/1007407/1007407a1.htm | accessdate = 2007-05-16] was an eminent Sovietviolin teacher who nurtured many generations of Russian virtuosos during his tenure at theMoscow Conservatory .Life and career
Yuri Yankelevich was born in
Basel ,Switzerland . In 1923 he entered the Leningrad Conservatory in the class of I. R. Nalbandian (a student ofLeopold Auer ). In 1932 he graduated from theMoscow Conservatory under professor Yampolsky, and finished his doctorate degree in 1937. Between 1930 and 1937 he was assistant concertmaster violinist of theMoscow Philharmonic Orchestra and afterwards concentrated primarily on pedagogical activities. Since 1934 he taught at the Moscow Conservatory Central Special Music School, the Moscow Conservatory Music College, and at the Conservatory itself (at first as Yampolsky's assistant, and later heading his own studio and becoming the head of the violin department). He also seriously concentrated on the theory of violin playing, creating a series of methodological publications. Professor Yankelevich died in Moscow..Notable Students
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Viktor Tretyakov
*Felix Andrievsky
*Ilya Grubert
*Ilya Kaler
*Leonid Kogan
*Mikhail Kopelman
*Vladimir Landsman
*Lev Markiz
*Albert Markov
*Nelli Shkolnikova
*Vladimir Spivakov
*Boris Kuniev
*Dora Schwarzberg
*Tatjana Grindenko References
* Violin Virtuosos (from Paganini to 21st century) - Henry Roth 1997 ISBN 1-8879395-15-0
* The Way They Play - S. Applebaum
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