Miri Yampolsky is a Russian pianist and a naturalised Israeli citizen. In 1994, Yampolsky won the IX José Iturbi Competition. A lecturer at the Cornell University's Department of Music, she has organised a Shostakovich Festival at Ithaca. Her relatives include pianists

Vladimir Yampolsky Vladimir Yampolsky (1905–1965) was a Soviet pianist who served as David Oistrakh David Fyodorovich Oistrakh (; – 24 October 1974), was a Soviet classical violinist, violist and conductor. Oistrakh collaborated with major orchestras a ...

and Tatiana Yampolsky, and conductor

Victor Yampolsky Victor Yampolsky (born 1942) is a Russian-born conductor and the son of pianist Vladimir Yampolsky. He was most recently director of orchestras at Northwestern University's Bienen School of Music, a position he has held since 1984. He is the music d ...

. She is married to Xak Bjerken, and has three children, Misha, Anna, and Maya.

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