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Nathan Milstein

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Nathan Milstein · Arts & Literature

What

Violinist celebrated for his Bach and his long virtuoso career

When

1903, Odessa, Russian Empire (now Ukraine) — 1992, London, United Kingdom

Where

Ukraine · United States · United Kingdom

Biography

Nathan Milstein is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Violinist celebrated for his Bach and his long virtuoso career

How & why

Milstein was a virtuoso violinist celebrated for the purity of his tone and his interpretations of Bach's solo works, sustaining one of the longest concert careers of any string player. Born in Odessa, he left the Soviet Union in the 1920s; he was Jewish.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Music

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Violinist celebrated for his Bach and his long virtuoso career

1903

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Music