Today we will tell you who Leonid Kogan is. His biography will be examined further in detail. This is a Soviet violinist and teacher. He was a laureate of the Lenin Prize.
Biography
Kogan Leonid Borisovich is a violinist who was born in Yekaterinoslav, in what is now Ukraine, in 1924 (November 14). Parents - Boris Semenovich (photographer) and Sofya Lvovna. He studied in Moscow since 1933. Since 1936 he attended the Central Music School. He was a class student A.I. Yampolsky. He graduated from the Moscow State University. Tchaikovsky in 1948 and in 1953 - graduate school. In 1944 he became a soloist of the
Moscow Philharmonic. He was a teacher at the
Moscow Conservatory. Since 1963 he became a professor. He was a member of the CPSU.
Among the students of our hero were V. G. Igolinsky, I. A. Medvedev, V. I. Zhuk, I. Kh. Grubert, N. L. Yashvili, A. B. Korsakov, and other famous violinists. Kogan Leonid Borisovich is one of the most prominent representatives in the Soviet violin school. He belonged to the "romantically virtuoso" of her wing. Our hero always gave a lot of concerts. Often, even while studying at the conservatory, he toured abroad.
In the repertoire of our hero in almost equal proportions all the main positions of violin art were represented. It also had contemporary music. The musical works of Khachaturian, Khrennikov, Karaev, Weinberg, Zholive are devoted to this outstanding violinist. For him, D. D. Shostakovich began to create a third concert, unrealized. Our hero was an unsurpassed performer of the works of N. Paganini.
Leonid Borisovich Kogan passed away in 1982, December 17. The cause was a heart attack. It happened in Mytishchi, near Moscow, in a train that was going to Yaroslavl from the capital. There, our hero planned to perform with his son.
A family
Kogan Leonid Borisovich was married to violinist Elizabeth Gilels, sister of pianist
Emil Gilels. Son Paul became the conductor and artistic director of MGASO. Nina - the daughter of our hero - was born in 1954, on April 25. She is a teacher at the Moscow Conservatory and a pianist.
Kogan Dmitry Pavlovich - the grandson of Leonid Borisovich. He became a soloist of the Philharmonic, a violinist. Victoria Kogan-Korchinskaya is a granddaughter. She is a laureate of international competitions, a pianist. The grandson of our hero - Daniil Milkis - became a violinist.
Awards and titles
Kogan Leonid Borisovich won the first prize in 1947 at the International Competition in Prague, held as part of the World Festival of Youth and Students. The musician was awarded the Order of Lenin. He received his first prize in 1951 at the International Competition in Brussels. Queen Elizabeth. In 1955 he became an Honored Artist of the RSFSR. Kogan Leonid Borisovich was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labor. In 1964 he was awarded the title "People's Artist of the RSFSR". His concert and performing activities in 1965 were awarded the Lenin Prize. In 1966 he became a people's artist of the USSR.
He has many medals. He is an honorary member of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia. He starred in the movie “Night at Mod”, the documentary film “The Violin of Leonid Kogan” is dedicated to him. Also, viewers saw him in the film "Niccolo Paganini" (1982). Another documentary was released in 2009. It is called "Leonid Kogan. Unique. ”