Abram Ilich Yampolsky (; 1890–1956) was a Soviet violin teacher who nurtured many Soviet virtuosos during his tenure at the

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. He graduated in

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in 1913 in the class of Sergej Korguyev, a pupil and assistant of

Leopold Auer Leopold von Auer (; June 7, 1845July 15, 1930) was a Hungarian violinist, academic, conductor, composer, and instructor. Many of his students went on to become prominent concert performers and teachers. Early life and career Auer was born in ...

, and was to be one of the founders of the Russian and American 20th century violin schools. His pupils include, Mark Lubotsky, , Yuri Yankelevich,

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, Julian Sitkovetsky, Yakov Boroditsky, Boris Goldstein,

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, Mikhail Fikhtengoltz, Yakov Rabinovich, and . He was the uncle of Izrail Markovich Yampolsky who graduated with him in 1930. The Yampolsky International Competition held in

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was created in dedication to his legacy. In 2017, the finals were held at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory Great Hall. 1st Prize was awarded to Hiroko Ninagawa, 2nd Prize to Agafiya Grigoreva and Joint 3rd Prize to Emily Sun and Hayato Ishibashi.

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