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Arts & Literature
Daniil Shafran
Who
Daniil Shafran · Arts & Literature
What
Classical cellist
When
1923, Petrograd, USSR (now St. Petersburg, Russia) — 1997, Moscow, Russia
Where
Russia
Biography
Daniil Shafran is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Classical cellist
How & why
Daniil Shafran was a Soviet-Russian cellist regarded as one of the greatest of the 20th century, renowned for his intensely expressive, individual tone and his interpretations of the cello repertoire from Bach to Shostakovich. He won major competitions from a young age and toured internationally. He was born in Petrograd to a musical Jewish family.
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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Music
Contributions & Sources
Classical cellist
1923
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Music
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