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Leonid Kogan was a Soviet violinist and educator. Born in Dnipro in 1924, he studied at the Central Music School and the Moscow Conservatory. He performed classical music and served as a member of the faculty at the Moscow Conservatory. His notable students included Igor Gruppman, Eduard Tadevosyan, and Viktoria Mullova.
Kogan received several awards, including the Order of Lenin, the Order of the Red Banner of Labour, and the titles People's Artist of the USSR and People's Artist of the RSFSR. He was married to Elizabeth Gilels, and they had a son named Pavel Kogan. He died of a myocardial infarction in Mytishchi in 1982. He is buried at the Novodevichy Cemetery.
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Film & TV
Yekaterinoslav, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Known for
- Leonid Kogan's Violin — Self1975
- My Night at Maud's — Concert Violinist1969
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Germany
- Active from
- 1924
- Active to
- 1982
Discography
- Concerto pour violon et orchestre, en ré majeur, op. 611958
- Encores by Kogan1958
- Artist Profile: Leonid Kogan1993
- Music for Violin, Guitar and Piano1996
- Russian Music for Violin and Piano1997
- Recital at Salzburg2005
- Historic Russian Archives: Leonid Kogan Edition2006
- Les Introuvables de Leonid Kogan2006
- Brahms / Khachaturian Violin Concertos2012
- The Art of Leonid Kogan2014
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 7,990
- Total plays
- 48,803
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Leonid Borisovich Kogan (November 17, 1924 - December 17, 1982) (Russian: Леонид Борисович Коган) was a russian violin virtuoso. He is one of the 20th century's most famous russian violinists. Together with David Oistrakh, Leonid Kogan ranked among the best representatives of the Russian tradition of violin playing. Kogan shunned publicity, and as a result his career became overshadowed by his good friend David Oistrakh who was strongly promoted by Soviet authorities. <a href="https://www.last.f
Key facts
- Born
- Leonid Borisovich Kogan , 14 November 1924, Yekaterinoslav , Ukrainian SSR , Soviet Union
- Died
- 17 December 1982 (1982-12-17) (aged 58), Mytishchi , Moscow Oblast , Russian SFSR , Soviet Union
- Occupation
- Violinist
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Soviet Union
- Place of birth
- Dnipro
- Place of death
- Mytishchi
- Spouse
- Elizabeth Gilels
- Child
- Pavel Kogan
- Occupation
- violinist
- Educated at
- Moscow Conservatory
- Employer
- Moscow Conservatory
- Political party
- Communist Party of the Soviet Union
- Languages spoken
- Russian
- Award
- Lenin Prize
- Genre
- classical music
- Instrument
- violin
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- place of burial
- Novodevichy Cemetery
- Commons category
- Leonid Kogan
- date of birth
- 1924-11-14
- date of death
- 1982-12-17
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
Leonid Borisovich Kogan (Russian: Леонид Борисович Коган; Ukrainian: Леонід Борисович Коган; 14 November 1924 – 17 December 1982) was a preeminent Soviet violinist during the 20th century. Many consider him to be among the greatest violinists of the 20th century. In particular, he is considered to have been one of the greatest representatives of the Soviet School of violin playing.
Life and career
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