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Today is Russian Violist Yuri Bashmet's 64th Birthday [ON-THIS-DAY]

By The Violin Channel

January 24, 2017

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Today is Russian violist Yuri Bashmet's 64th birthday

Today is Russian violist Yuri Bashmet's 64th birthday.

He is widely regarded as one of the world's preeminent violists – performing regularly with the world's finest orchestras and conductors.

He is the founder of the Moscow Soloists Chamber Orchestra, and has been the dedicatee of over 50 new viola works - including concertos by Sofia Gubaidulina and Alfred Schnittke.

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