Yuri Yankelevich - Biography

Yuri Yankelevich (Russian: Юрий Исаевич Янкелевич) (March 7, 1909 – September 22, 1973) was an eminent Soviet violin teacher who nurtured many generations of Russian virtuosos during his tenure at the Moscow Conservatory.

Life and career

Yuri Yankelevich was born in Basel, Switzerland. In 1923 he entered the Leningrad Conservatory in the class of I. R. Nalbandian (a student of Leopold Auer). In 1932 he graduated from the Moscow Conservatory under professor Yampolsky, and finished his doctorate degree in 1937. Between 1930 and 1937 he was assistant concertmaster violinist of the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra and afterwards concentrated primarily on pedagogical activities. Since 1934 he taught at the Moscow Conservatory Central Special Music School, the Moscow Conservatory Music College, and at the Conservatory itself (at first as Yampolsky's assistant, and later heading his own studio and becoming the head of the violin department). He also seriously concentrated on the theory of violin playing, creating a series of methodological publications. Professor Yankelevich died in Moscow..

Notable students

• Viktor Tretyakov
• Ruben Aharonyan
• Felix Andrievsky
• Ilya Grubert
• Ilya Kaler
• Grigori Zhislin
• Leonid Kogan
• Mikhail Kopelman
• Boris Belkin
• Vladimir Landsman
• Lev Markiz

• Albert Markov
• Nelli Shkolnikova
• Vladimir Spivakov
• Eva Graubin
• Arkadi Futer
• Boris Kuniev
• Dora Schwarzberg
• Taras Gabora
• Tatjana Grindenko
• Boris Garlitsky
• Alexandre Brussilovsky
• Mikhaïl Bezverkhny

• Violin Virtuosos (from Paganini to 21st century) - Henry Roth 1997 ISBN 1-8879395-15-0
• The Way They Play - S. Applebaum