- Boris Goldstein
Boris Goldstein (Busya Goldshtein) (25 of December 1922,
Odessa - 8 of November 1987,Hanover ,Germany ) was one of the brightest stars of violin. A fantastically talentedSoviet violinist whose music career was greatly hindered by the political situation in theUSSR at that time. As a young prodigy, he started violin studies inOdessa with the eminent pedagogue,Piotr Stolyarsky . As a teenager, Boris Goldstein, was singled out by Heifetz as being USSR's most brilliant violin talent.He won the fourth prize of the 1935
Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition inWarsaw ;Ginette Neveu fromFrance came first,David Oistrakh second, andJosef Hassid fromPoland received the honorary diploma.In 1937, at one of the most prestigious international competitions of its time, the [http://www.cmireb.be/en/p/5/41/47/east_and_west.html International Ysaye Competition] , Stoliarsky students caused a sensation. Top prizes were garnered by
David Oistrakh , Boris Goldshtein (Goldstein), Yelizaveta Gilels andMikhail Fikhtengoltz . The Soviet Politburo was indeed riding the propaganda machine to its fullest."The results of the sessions created a profound impression: the Soviet school, with an assurance that bordered on arrogance, carried off all the prizes from the first down. The latter was awarded without the slightest discussion to the great David Oistrakh. Everyone else had to be content with crumbs; the Belgian violin school, though still a source of pride, failed, and its absence at the final was much commented on;Arthur Grumiaux and Carlo Van Neste, both young and inexperienced, were not able to convince the jury." [* [http://www.cmireb.be/en/p/5/41/44/50ans.html The Queen Elisabeth Competition] ]Later he was forced to emigrate from
Russia .....arriving inGermany , he taught and nurtured many budding musicians (but his solo career never recovered).The composer
Mikhail Goldstein was his brother. Notable students of Boris Goldstein includeZakhar Bron and Alexander Skwortsow.External links
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uN46iTJvwus&feature=related Boris Goldstein on YouTube]
* [http://www.nme.com/video/id/PbCxpvfNgH8/search/goldstein Boris Goldstein plays 1st mvt. Szymanowski Sonata-audio only]
* [http://www.cmireb.be/en/p/5/41/44/50ans.html The Queen Elisabeth Competition]
* [http://berkovich-zametki.com/2006/Starina/Nomer7/Shtilman1.htm Boris Goldstein "A Virtuosos Fate" in Russian]References
* Violin Virtuosos (from Paganini to 21st century) - Henry Roth 1997 ISBN 1-8879395-15-0
*В сб.: Музыкальное исполнительство, в. 6, М., 1970, с. 162—193; - Гринберг М., Пронин В., В классе П. С. Столярского
*«Советская музыка», 1972, № 3. - Ойстрах Д., Фурер С., Мордкович Л., О нашем учителе. (К столетию П. С. Столярского)
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