Mikhail Bezverkhny
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n violin
ist, violist
and composer
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) and Jacob Riabinkov. In 1965 he started his studies at the Moscow Conservatory under Yuri Yankelevich
- one of the most prominent violin professors of the 20th century. He also studied with Maya Gleyzarova, Abram Stern and Nahum Latinsky. He is laureate of several international competitions:
In 1978 he was barred from leaving the USSR. In February 1990 he settled in Belgium. Since October 1992, Bezverkhny has been a member of the Shostakovich Trio, and his recordings for Melodya and Deutsche Grammophon
now number more than forty. During all these years he has been very intensely active as a violinist, an alt-violinist, a composer, a director and an actor. Currently he is teacher at the Royal Conservatory of Gent. His students include amongst others Dmitri Berlinsky
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Leningrad
Leningrad is the former name of Saint Petersburg, Russia.Leningrad may also refer to:- Places :* Leningrad Oblast, a federal subject of Russia, around Saint Petersburg* Leningrad, Tajikistan, capital of Muminobod district in Khatlon Province...
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Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n violin
Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
ist, violist
Viola
The viola is a bowed string instrument. It is the middle voice of the violin family, between the violin and the cello.- Form :The viola is similar in material and construction to the violin. A full-size viola's body is between and longer than the body of a full-size violin , with an average...
and composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
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Life and career
Born in Saint Petersburg in 1947, Bezverkhny commenced his violin studies at the age of 5 at the Central Music School of the Conservatory of Saint Petersburg. He was a student of Liubov Segal (student of Leopold AuerLeopold Auer
Leopold Auer was a Hungarian violinist, teacher, conductor and composer.-Early life and career:...
) and Jacob Riabinkov. In 1965 he started his studies at the Moscow Conservatory under Yuri Yankelevich
Yuri Yankelevich
Yuri Yankelevich was an eminent Soviet violin teacher who nurtured many generations of Russian virtuosos during his tenure at the Moscow Conservatory.-Life and career:...
- one of the most prominent violin professors of the 20th century. He also studied with Maya Gleyzarova, Abram Stern and Nahum Latinsky. He is laureate of several international competitions:
- 1967: 2nd prize Wieniawski Competition
- 1969: 2nd prize chamber music competition in Munich
- 1972: 2nd prize violin competition in Montreal
- 1972: 1st prize chamber music competition in Belgrade
- 1974: 1st prize chamber music competition in Budapest
- 1976: 1st prize Queen Elisabeth Competition Brussels
In 1978 he was barred from leaving the USSR. In February 1990 he settled in Belgium. Since October 1992, Bezverkhny has been a member of the Shostakovich Trio, and his recordings for Melodya and Deutsche Grammophon
Deutsche Grammophon
Deutsche Grammophon is a German classical record label which was the foundation of the future corporation to be known as PolyGram. It is now part of Universal Music Group since its acquisition and absorption of PolyGram in 1999, and it is also UMG's oldest active label...
now number more than forty. During all these years he has been very intensely active as a violinist, an alt-violinist, a composer, a director and an actor. Currently he is teacher at the Royal Conservatory of Gent. His students include amongst others Dmitri Berlinsky
Dmitri Berlinsky
Dmitri Berlinsky is an international solo violinist, chamber musician and a teacher. He took first prize in the Paganini Competition , and was the winner of the Montreal International Violin Competition, the International Tchaikovsky Competition, and the Queen Elisabeth Music Competition in Brussels...
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