Victor danchenko biography
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The highly respected violin professor Victor Danchenko has died.
Victor danchenko biography
He was 83.
Born in the Soviet Union, Danchenko made his solo debut at age 16 with the U.S.S.R’s State Symphony Orchestra. He later graduated from the Moscow Conservatory, where he studied with David Oistrakh. His numerous awards included the gold medal in the Soviet National Competition and the Ysaye Gold Medal.
In 1977 Danchenko emigrated to Canada, and taught in Toronto and Baltimore, where his sister Vera joined the piano faculty.
He was a professor at Curtis, and taught internationally at summer festivals.
Until his death, he taught at The Royal Conservatory of Music’s Glenn Gould School in Toronto. He also served on the juries of many international competitions and taught master classes around the world.
Among his former students are Martin Beaver, Soovin Kim, Nicholas Kendall, Timothy Fain, Ryu Goto and Misha Simonyan, as well as students who went on to be concertmasters of the New York Philharmonic,