Soviet violin virtuoso Oleg Kagan was born on this day in 1946.
A student of Boris Kuznetsov and David Oistrakh, Mr Kogan is a former major prize winner at the Sibelius, Enescu and Tchaikovsky International Violin Competitions.
He tragically passed away from cancer in 1990 following a concert in Bavaria - aged just 43.
OLEG KAGAN | BEETHOVEN VIOLIN CONCERTO | ARNOLD KATS & MOSCOW SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | 1978
