SAD NEWS | Mannes School Violin Professor Nina Beilina Has Died - Aged 81 [RIP]

Soviet-born New York-based violinist Nina Beilina has passed away following a year-long illness - aged 81

Soviet-born New York-based violinist Nina Beilina has passed away following a year-long illness - aged 81.

A graduate of the Moscow Conservatoire, where she studied with Abraham Yampolsky, Julius Eidlin and David Oistrakh, Ms Beilina was a former major prize winner at the Tchaikovsky, Enescu and Long-Thibaud International Violin Competitions.

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She served on the violin teaching faculty at New York's Mannes School of Music from 1978 until her retirement in 2017.

Our condolences are with Ms Beilina's family, friends, colleagues and students.