Timofei Aleksandrovich Dokschitzer (13 December 1921 — 16 March 2005, born Tevel Shevelevich Dokschitzer) was a Soviet Russian

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, and a professor in Gnesins Musical College. He was the solo trumpeter of the

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. Dokschitzer was born in

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. He started to play when he was 10 years old. He finished the Central Musical School and Gnesins Musical College. In 1947 he won the International Competition in

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. In 1957 he finished the Moscow State Conservatory. He became one of the outstanding trumpeters of the world, who proved that trumpet can be a solo instrument, as the violin or piano. He played both classical musical compositions and modern concertos by

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and others. Some of his records were re-issued on CD. His very distinctive style and sound was born out of a love of opera, and that operatic influence remained a permanent element of his playing. At the International Trumpet Days Bremen, Germany he gave each year masterclasses from 1992 - 1999 and was professor at the International Trumpet Academy Bremen, Germany from 1994 - 1999 together with international trumpeters like

Pierre Thibaud Pierre Thibaud (22 June 1929 – 29 October 2004) was a French classical trumpeter. Life Born in Proissans, Dordogne, Thibaud studied violon and trumpet at the Conservatoire de Bordeaux, then at the Conservatoire de Paris in Eugène Foveau's c ...

(France),

Bo Nilsson Bo Nilsson (1 May 1937 – 25 June 2018) was a Swedish composer and lyricist. Career Bo Nilsson was born in Skellefteå, and first drew notice as a composer at the age of 18 when his ''Zwei Stücke'' (Two Pieces) for flute, bass clarinet, percu ...

(Sweden), Otto Sauter (Germany). He died in

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Timofei Dokchitser

by Bruce Duffie, June 1, 1995 1921 births 2005 deaths Russian classical trumpeters Russian male musicians Soviet musicians Russian people of Ukrainian descent People from Nizhyn Academic staff of Gnessin State Musical College 20th-century Russian classical musicians 20th-century trumpeters {{trumpeter-stub