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Samvel Alumyan Samvel Alumyan (Armenian: Սամվել Ալումյան ; 1941–1987) was a Soviet-Armenian classical pianist, winner of the George Enescu International Piano Competition in 1967 (a prize shared ex-aequo with Radu Lupu). He was a student of Yakov Flier at the Moscow Conservatory (graduated in 1966), later becoming his assistant. He was a frequent collaborator of violinist Leonid Kogan, with whom he toured and recorded. During his years teaching at the Moscow Conservatory, one of his students was pianist Ksenia Knorre, daughter of Vera Gornostayeva, and mother of pianist Lukas Geniušas.
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Leonid Kogan Leonid Borisovich Kogan (Russian: Леони́д Бори́сович Ко́ган ; Ukrainian: Леонід Борисович Коган ; November 14, 1924 – December 17, 1982) was a preeminent Soviet violinist during the 20th century. Many consider him to be among the greatest violinists of the 20th century. In particular, he is considered to have been one of the greatest representatives of the Soviet School of violin playing.
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MAias Alyamani MAias Alyamani (also spelt Mayas Al Yamani, Maias Alyamani) is a Syrian violinist and composer, founder and leader of Arabic world music group "MAqam Ensemble", and a professionally trained classical soloist.
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Sergei Aslamazyan Sergei Zakharovich Aslamazyan, also Aslamazian (Armenian: Սերգեյ Զաքարի Ասլամազյան , Russian: Серге́й Захарович Асламазя́н ; 27 January 1897 – 27 September 1978) was a Soviet Armenian cellist, composer, People's Artist of Armenian SSR (1945), awarded the Stalin Prize (1946). He was a co-founder and a member of Komitas Quartet from 1925 to 1968. He was the author of quartet versions of Komitas works. From 1947 he was a professor at Moscow State Conservatory.
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Ilya Musin (conductor) Ilya Aleksandrovich Musin (Russian: Илья́ Алекса́ндрович Му́син ; ] ; 6 January 1904 [O.S. 24 December 1903] – 6 June 1999) was a Russian conductor, a prominent teacher and a theorist of conducting.
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Ruben Sargsyan Ruben Sargsyan, also seen as Sarkisyan (Armenian: Ռուբեն Սարգսյան ; Russian: Рубен Суренович Саркисян ; November 22, 1945 – April 6, 2013 ), was an Armenian composer, laureate of the State Award of the Republic of Armenia, professor of the Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory.
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Simon Barere Simon Barere (Russian: Симон Барер ; 1 September [O.S. 20 August] 1896 – 2 April 1951) was a renowned Russian pianist. His surname Барер is transliterated "Barer", however, as an adult he changed the spelling to "Barere" in order to reduce the frequency of mispronunciation.
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Pinchas Zukerman Pinchas Zukerman (Hebrew: פנחס צוקרמן‎ ‎ , born 16 July 1948) is an Israeli violinist, violist and conductor, widely regarded as one of the greatest violinists of the second half of the 20th century.
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Ivan Galamian Ivan Alexander Galamian (Armenian: Իվան Ղալամեան ; February 5 [O.S. January 23] 1903 April 14, 1981) was an Iranian-born Armenian violin teacher of the twentieth century.
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Neville Marriner Sir Neville Marriner, {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} (15 April 1924 – 2 October 2016) was an English violinist who became "one of the world's greatest conductors". He founded the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, and his partnership with them is the most recorded of any orchestra and conductor.
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Aram Khachaturian Aram Il'yich Khachaturian ( ; Russian: Ара́м Ильи́ч Хачатуря́н ; Armenian: Արամ Խաչատրյան , "Aram Xačatryan"; ] ; 6 June [O.S. 24 May] 1903 1 May 1978) was a Soviet Armenian composer and conductor. He is considered one of the leading Soviet composers.
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Philippe Quint Philippe Quint (in Russian: Филипп Квинт, ) is a Russian-American classical violinist,
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Jan Sedivka Jan Boleslav Sedivka AM (8 September 191723 August 2009) was widely recognised as one of Australia's leading violinists and teachers.
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Lakshmi Shankar Lakshmi Shankar (born Lakshmi Sastri, 16 June 1926 – 30 December 2013) was a noted Hindustani classical vocalist of the Patiala Gharana. She was known for her performances of "khyal", "thumri", and "bhajans". She was the sister-in-law of sitar player Ravi Shankar and the mother-in-law of violinist L. Subramaniam (her daughter Viji (Vijayashree Shankar) Subramaniam being his first wife).
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Yevgeny Svetlanov Yevgeny Fyodorovich Svetlanov (Russian: Евгéний Фёдорович Светлáнов ; 6 September 1928—3 May 2002) was a Russian conductor, composer and, though less well known for it, a pianist.
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Ivan Khandoshkin Ivan Yevstafyevich Khandoshkin (Russian: Иван Евстафьевич Хандошкин , Ukrainian: Іван Остапович Хандошко ) (1747 – 29 or 30 March 1804) was a Russian Empire violinist and composer of Ukrainian Cossack origin. He has been described as "the finest Russian violinist of the eighteenth century".
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Alexander Spendiaryan Alexander Afanasyevich Spendiaryan (Spendiarov) (Armenian: Ալեքսանդր Ստեփանոսի Սպենդիարյան , Russian: Александр Афанасьевич Спендиаров , November 1, 1871, Kakhovka, Russian Empire – May 7, 1928, Yerevan, Armenia) was an Armenian born in Russia, music composer, conductor, founder of Armenian national symphonic music and one of the patriarchs of Armenian classical music. His compositions include the opera "Almast" (Armenian: Ալմաստ ՝ brilliant) and the "Yerevan Etudes," among others.
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Arthur Rubinstein Arthur Rubinstein (Polish: "Artur Rubinstein" ; January 28, 1887December 20, 1982) was a Polish American classical pianist. He received international acclaim for his performances of the music written by a variety of composers and many regard him as the greatest Chopin interpreter of his time. He was described by "The New York Times" as one of the greatest pianists of the twentieth century. He played in public for eight decades.
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Paul Zukofsky Paul Zukofsky (October 22, 1943 – June 6, 2017) was an American violinist and conductor known for his work in the field of contemporary classical music.
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Mischa Elman Mischa (Mikhail Saulovich) Elman (Russian: (Ми́ша (Михаи́л Сау́лович) Э́льман ; January 20, 1891April 5, 1967) was a Jewish violinist, famed for his passionate style, beautiful tone, and impeccable artistry and musicality.
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Alexander Slobodyanik Alexander Slobodyanik (Ukrainian: Олекса́ндр Слободя́ник , "Oleksandr Slobodyanyk"; 5 September 1941 – 10 August 2008) was a classical pianist from Ukraine. He enjoyed a prodigious international career spanning over five decades. He made his debut tour to the United States in 1968 which included a recital at Carnegie Hall, which was highly praised by critics, recognizing him as a leader of his generation. Following his American debut, Slobodyanik returned regularly for tours of the United States and Canada until 1979, when the cultural agreement between the United States and the Soviet Union was broken. After a nine-year absence from the American concert stage, his 1988 concert tour of the United States was hailed by the Chicago Tribune a “triumphant return.” Slobodyanik appeared at the world’s major music centers and performed with such renowned orchestras as the Chicago Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra, Kirov Orchestra, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Montreal Symphony Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Orchestre National de France, Pittsburgh Symphony, Royal Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, St. Petersburg Philharmonic and the Moscow Soloists.
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Sirvart Kalpakyan Karamanuk Sirvart Kalpakyan Karamanuk (Armenian: Սիրվարդ Գալբագեան Գարամանուկ ; December 1, 1912 – October 19, 2008) was a distinguished Armenian composer, pianist and teacher, living in Istanbul.