Mischa Elman
Origin/Culture/Country: UkrainianMischa Elman: was a Ukrainian-born violinist, famed for his passionate style and beautiful tone. He was born in the small town of Talnoye near Kiev. His grandfather was a klezmer, a Jewish folk musician, who also played the violin. It became apparent when Mischa was ve
Mischa Maisky
Origin/Culture/Country: SovietMischa Maisky: is a celebrated cellist who won 6th Prize at the Moscow International Tchaikovsky Competition in 1966.Maisky began studies with Mstislav Rostropovich at the Moscow Conservatory whilst pursuing a concert career throughout the Soviet Union. In 1970, he was imprisoned in a labor camp near Gorky for 18 months
Mischa Levitzki
Origin/Culture/Country: RussianMischa Levitzki: was a Russian-born American concert pianist.Levitzki was born in Kremenchuk, Ukraine (then part of the Russian Empire), to Jewish parents who were naturalised American citizens on a return trip to Ukraine. He was playing the violin at the age of three, but soon developed an interest in the piano, which he studied in Warsaw with Aleksander Michalowski before making his debut in Antwerp in 1906.