Abram Ilich Yampolsky (russian: Абрам Ильич Ямпольский; 1890–1956) was a Soviet violin teacher who nurtured many Soviet virtuosos during his tenure at the

Moscow Conservatory The Moscow Conservatory, also officially Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory (russian: Московская государственная консерватория им. П. И. Чайковского, link=no) is a musical educational inst ...

. He graduated in

Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

in 1913 in the class of Sergej Korguyev, a pupil and assistant of

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, and was to be one of the founders of the Russian and American 20th century violin schools. His pupils include,

Mark Lubotsky Mark Davidovich Lubotsky, Russian: Марк Давыдович Лубоцкий (May 18, 1931 – March 13, 2021) was a Russian violinist, music teacher, writer, and memoirist. Biography Born in Leningrad, the son of surgeon David Naumovich Lubot ...

, Igor Bezrodniy,

Yuri Yankelevich Yuri Yankelevich (Russian: Юрий Исаевич Янкелевич) (7 March 1909 – 22 September 1973) was a Soviet violin pedagogue who taught many internationally known virtuosos during his long tenure at the Moscow Conservatory. Life and c ...

Leonid Kogan Leonid Borisovich Kogan (russian: Леони́д Бори́сович Ко́ган; uk, Леонід Борисович Коган; 14 November 1924 – 17 December 1982) was a preeminent Soviet violinist during the 20th century. Many consider ...

Julian Sitkovetsky Julian (Yulian) Grigoryevich Sitkovetsky (7 November 1925 – 23 February 1958) was a Soviet violinist. Biography Sitkovetsky was born in Kiev. He started violin lesson at age 4, first with his father, then with David Bertie at the Central School ...

, Yakov Boroditsky,

Boris Goldstein Boris Goldstein (Busya Goldshtein; 25 December 1922 – 8 November 1987) was a Soviet violinist whose career was greatly hindered by the political situation in the USSR. As a young prodigy, he started violin studies in Odessa with the eminent ped ...

Elizabeth Gilels Elizabeth Gilels (born Yelizaveta Grigoryevna Gilels; russian: Елизаве́та Григо́рьевна Ги́лельс; 30th September 1919 – 13 March 2008) was a Soviet violinist and professor. Biography Elizabeth Gilels was born ...

Mikhail Fikhtengoltz Mikhail Izrailevich Fichtenholz (1 June 1920 – 4 June 1985) was a Soviet violinist. A pupil of the eminent pedagogue Pyotr Stolyarsky, he won the national competition for young performers in Leningrad (St. Petersburg) at the age of 15. In 1 ...

, Yakov Rabinovich, and Isaac Zhuk. He was the uncle of Izrail Markovich Yampolsky who graduated with him in 1930. The Yampolsky International Competition held in

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...

was created in dedication to his legacy. In 2017, the finals were held at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory Great Hall. 1st Prize was awarded to Hiroko Ninagawa, 2nd Prize to Agafiya Grigoreva and Joint 3rd Prize to Emily Sun and Hayato Ishibashi.

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