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Pavel Kogan

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Pavel Kogan · Arts & Literature

What

Conductor and violinist

When

1952, Moscow, Russia

Where

Russia

Biography

Pavel Kogan is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Conductor and violinist

How & why

Pavel Kogan is a Russian conductor and violinist who has led the Moscow State Symphony Orchestra as artistic director and music director for decades and won the Grand Prix at the 1970 Sibelius Violin Competition. He is Jewish, the son of the eminent violinist Leonid Kogan and violinist Elizaveta Gilels, from a distinguished Jewish musical dynasty. He built an international conducting career from a virtuoso violin background.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Music

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Conductor and violinist

1952

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Music