Soviet Violin Virtuoso Boris Goldstein Was Born On This Day in 1922 [ON-THIS-DAY]

Soviet violin virtuoso Boris Goldstein was born on this day in 1922.

Dying in 1987, he was a former prize winner at the Wieniawski and Queen Elisabeth International Violin Competitions - and was once singled out by Jascha Heifetz as the USSR’s most talented young violinist.

Goldstein's notable students included violinist, Zakhar Bron.

 

BORIS GOLDSTEIN | WIENIAWSKI VIOLIN CONCERTO NO.1 | 3RD MVT | KIRILL KONDRASHIN & USSR STATE SYMPHONIC ORCHESTRA | 1949