Leonid Kogan
Leonid Kogan · Arts & Literature
Soviet violinist ranked among the foremost of the twentieth century
1924, Dnipropetrovsk, Soviet Union (now Dnipro, Ukraine) — 1982, near Mytishchi, Soviet Union
Soviet Union
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Kogan was one of the foremost violinists of the twentieth century, admired for his intense, virtuosic playing and his interpretations of the Romantic and modern repertoire; he won the 1951 Queen Elisabeth Competition and toured worldwide. He taught at the Moscow Conservatory. He was born to a Jewish family in Dnipropetrovsk.
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Soviet violinist ranked among the foremost of the twentieth century
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Music
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