Violinist Nelli Shkolnikova has died in Australia. Born in the
Ukraine in 1928, Shkolnikova studied with Yuri Yankelevich at the
Moscow Conservatoire. She launched her international career after
winning first prize at the Long-Thibaud Competition in 1953. She
made three tours to the US, appearing at Lincoln Center and with
the Philadelphia under Eugene Ormandy.
In 1970 the Soviet authorities restricted Shkolnikova to appearing
only in Eastern bloc countries. On receiving permission to perform
in West Berlin in 1982, she defected, settling first in Melbourne,
where she resumed her concert career and taught at the Victorian
College of the Arts. In 1987 Isaac Stern recommended her for a
teaching position at the Indiana University School of Music. She
taught there until 2005, when she retired and relocated to
Melbourne.
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