Legendary Soviet violinist and teacher Pyotr Stolyarsky was born on this day in 1871. Pyotr was born in Lipovets, a provincial town near Kiev. He first studied

  Legendary Soviet violinist and teacher Pyotr Stolyarsky was born on this day in 1871. As a pedagogue, his impact on music education for children and his dedication

Legendary Soviet violin pedagogue Pyotr Stolyarsky died on this day in 1944, aged 72. He is remembered in history as the founder of The Odessa School and The

Soviet-born violinist and pedagogue Elizabeth Gilels died on this day in 2008 - aged 88. A student of Pyotr Stolyarsky, Ms Gilels was a former prize winner at the