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.
He graduated in Saint 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.[1]
His pupils include, Mark Lubotsky,[2] Igor Bezrodniy,[3] Yuri Yankelevich,[4] Leonid Kogan, Julian Sitkovetsky, Yakov Boroditsky, Boris Goldstein, Elizabeth Gilels, Mikhail Fikhtengoltz, Yakov Rabinovich, and Isaac Zhuk. See: List of music students by teacher: T to Z#Abram Yampolsky.
He was the uncle of Izrail Markovich Yampolsky who graduated with him in 1930.
The Yampolsky International Competition held in Moscow 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.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Sheet music: Abram Yampolsky's fiendishly difficult E major study". The Strad. 17 May 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- ^ Rodion Shchedrin (2 April 2014). Rodion Shchedrin Autobiographical Memories. Translated by Anthony Phillips. Schott Music. ISBN 9783795791742.
- ^ Embassy of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics in the USA (1958) USSR. Issues 1-12; Issues 16-27 - Page 41
- ^ Roth, Henry (1997). Violin Virtuosos: from Paganini to the 21st century. Los Angeles: California Classics Books. ISBN 978-1-879395-15-2
- ^ Channel, The Violin (2017-05-08). "Prizes Awarded at Moscow's Yampolsky International Violin Competition". The World's Leading Classical Music News Source. Est 2009. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
Further reading
edit- Applebaum, Samuel; Applebaum, Sada (1972). The way they play. Neptune City, NJ: Paganiniana. ISBN 978-0-87666-447-6.
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