Soviet-born American violin virtuoso Nathan Milstein died on this day in 1992, aged 88. Praised for his interpretations of J.S. Bach's unaccompanied violin sonatas and romantic

  Born in Russia, Shindarov began his violin studies with Piotr Stolyarsky — who also taught Misha Elman, Nathan Milstein, and David Oistrakh. Shindarov later received

  Born in Austria in 1934, Lukas David initially studied in Leipzig and made his concert debut at the age of 14. He then furthered his

  Spivakovsky was one of the greats of twentieth-century violin playing, but the direction of his career and some of his unorthodox views on technique have