Today is Soviet-born Swiss violin virtuoso Ilya Gringolts' 38th birthday!
A student of Tatiana Liberova, Jeanna Metallidi and Itzhak Perlman, Ilya is a former prize winner at the Menuhin, Wieniawski and Paganini International Violin Competitions.
He currently serves a Professorship at the Zurch Hochschulen für Musik.
