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Prof. Michael E. Goldstein
November 8, 1917 to September 7, 1989
Musician, composer and author


Publications

• Michael Goldstein: Ukrainian
Rhapsody for piano and orchestra
(under the pseudonym Michajlo
Michajlovsky). Recording of the NDR with
Galina Kowal, piano, and that
Hanover Radio Orchestra of the NDR
under Richard Müller-Lampertz
• Michael Goldstein: Michail Ignátieff and
the balalaika - The balalaika as
solo concert instrument.
Zimmermann, Frankfurt am Main 1978,
ISBN 3-921729-01-7.

Works by and about Michael Goldstein imCatalog of the German National Library.

• Barbara Holster: Through music
Overcome national barriers.
• To the tombstone of Michael Goldstein,
with short biography
To the person

Born November 8, 1917 in Odessa and died in Hamburg on September 7, 1989.
Israeli violinist, conductor, composer and music teacher of Russian-Soviet origin.
Michael Goldstein took violin lessons from the age of four and made his debut as a child prodigy at the age of five. In his youth he was a student of Pyotr Stolyarskywho also taught David Oistrach and Nathan Milstein. As a composer he wrote several works that were published under the names of other composers, B. 1948 the alleged 21st symphony by Nikolaj Ovsjanniko-Kulikowski (1768-1846), which became famous as a musical hoax. He also gave frequent concerts as a violinist. He also recorded various records, in particular the sonatas and partitas for solo violin by Johann Sebastian Bach.
After he had to give up his career as a violinist due to a hand injury, he concentrated on his compositional and music education activities.
In 1963 he emigrated from the Soviet Union and came to the Federal Republic of Germany in 1969 after detours via East Berlin, Vienna, Jerusalem and London.
Since 1969 he was professor for violin at the Hamburg University of Music active and trained many musicians there who later became award winners at Jugend musiziert.
In 1984 he received the Cross of Merit on Ribbon of the Federal Republic of Germany for his music education work and his social commitment.
He gave many concerts together with Galina Kowal and Michael Minsky among others in the music hall in Hamburg.
His younger brother Boris Goldstein (1922–1987) was also an important violin virtuoso who also emigrated to Germany.
The book published by in-Cultura.com was created in collaboration between Goldstein and Gudrun von Brockhusen, was published from their estate and with a foreword by François Maher Presley Mistake.
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