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Leonid Kogan
Leonid Kogan (Leonid Borisovich Kogan) was a Russian (Ukrainian) violinist with an astonishing technique and expressive power born on November 17, 1924. He began studying with his father at a very early age and by age 10 was taking lessons from Abram Yampolsky. From 1934 until 1951, he continued studying; first at the Central Music School (until 1943) and then at the Moscow Conservatory (until 1951). However, since he had already made his official debut in 1941 at the Moscow Conservatory, his...
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