Vladimir Spivakov
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About
Violinist who was the Moscow Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra founder and the 1991 People's Artist of the U.S.S.R.
Before Fame
He received an award for a significant conducting competition in Moscow at the age of thirteen and debuted at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in 1979.
Trivia
He started a charity called the Vladimir Spivakov International Charity Foundation to support less fortunate children in their musical studies.
Family Life
He married Sati Spivakova and has three daughters with her named Tatiana, Katia, and Anna.
Associated With
Both he and Michel Denisot were inducted into the Légion d'honneur.