Abram Yampolsky, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Abram Yampolsky

Russian violinist

Date of Birth: 11-Oct-1890

Place of Birth: Dnipro, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine

Date of Death: 17-Aug-1956

Profession: violinist, university teacher, music pedagogue

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Abram Ilich Yampolsky ( (Russian: ????? ????? ??????????; 1890–1956) was an eminent Soviet violin teacher who nurtured many Russian virtuosos during his tenure at the Moscow Conservatory. He graduated in Petersburg in 1913 in the class of Sergej Korguyev, a pupil and assistant of Leopold Auer, and was to be one of the founders of the Russian and American 20th century violin schools. His pupils include Leonid Kogan, Julian Sitkovetsky, Igor Bezrodniy, Yakov Boroditsky, Boris Goldstein, Elizabeth Gilels, Mikhail Fikhtengoltz, Yakov Rabinovich, Isaac Zhuk, Mark Lubotsky.
He was the uncle of Izrail Markovich Yampolsky (Kiev, 1905–76 ) who graduated with him in 1930.
He also taught Yuri Yankelevich.
See: List of music students by teacher: T to Z#Abram Yampolsky.