Vladimir Landsman (born 21 December 1941 in

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) is a

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ist and teacher.

Biography

Vladimir Landsman started to play

at the age of five. At the age 12, following

David Oistrakh David Fyodorovich Oistrakh (; – 24 October 1974), was a Soviet classical violinist, violist and conductor. Oistrakh collaborated with major orchestras and musicians from many parts of the world and was the dedicatee of numerous violin ...

's advise, he had entered the Moscow Central Music School where he studied under Yuri Yankelevich. He then studied for four years at the Merzlyakovsky College, before entering the

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, where he earned an

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diploma. He became a soloist member of the Moscow Philharmonic Society, and performed with such renowned conductors as

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and

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. In 1963 he won 3rd prize in Long-Thibaud Competition in

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, and in 1966 he became a 1st prize winner at the Montreal International Music Competition, and since enjoyed an international career as a soloist, performing frequently throughout the world. In 1973 he emigrated to

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, and shortly thereafter to

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, of which he became a naturalized citizen in 1981. Since 1975, Landsman has taught at the Music Faculty of the

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, where he is currently an associate

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References

Soviet emigrants to Canada Academic staff of the Université de Montréal 1941 births Soviet violinists 20th-century violinists Male violinists People from Dushanbe Living people 21st-century violinists 20th-century male musicians 21st-century male musicians Moscow Conservatory alumni {{violinist-stub