Leonid Kogan plays Beethoven Violin Concerto 1977

Live at the Grand Auditorium, Maison de la Radio, France on February 18, 1977 Leonid Kogan, violin Emmanuel Krivine, conductor Nouvel Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France Ludwig van Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 Johann Sebastian Bach: Sarabande from the Violin Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004 (Encore) Born: November 14, 1924 - Dnepropetrovsk, Ukrainian (former USSR) Died: December 17, 1982 - Mytishchi, USSR The outstanding Russian violinist and pedagogue, Leonid Borisovich Kogan, was the son of a photographer who was an amateur violinist. After showing an early interest and ability for violin playing, his family moved to Moscow, where he was able to further his studies. When he was 10 years old, the family moved to Moscow, where he became pupil of the noted violin pedagogue Abram Yampolsky, first at the Central Music School in (1934-1943), then at the Moscow Conservatory (1943-1948), Subsequently he pursued postgraduate studies with him (1948-1951).