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SAD NEWS | Moscow Conservatoire Pedagogue Asya Kushner Has Died

By The Violin Channel

September 3, 2017

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Russian violinist and pedagogue Asya Kushner has passed away

Russian violinist and pedagogue Asya Kushner has passed away.

A student of Leonid Kogan at the Moscow Central Music School and the Moscow State Conservatoire, Ms Kushner served as Concertmaster of the Moscow State Philharmonic from 1972 until 1988 - and held a long term teaching Professorship at the Moscow State Conservatoire.

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Our condolences are with her family, friends, colleagues and students.

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