Semyon Kalinovsky (real name Solomon ; December 18 (31) 1906 , Dnepropetrovsk - January 3, 1972 , Moscow ) - Russian violinist .
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| Full name | Semyon Iosifovich Kalinovsky |
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| A country |  the USSR |
| Professions | violinist |
| Instruments | violin |
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Biography
From childhood, he studied in Yekaterinoslav under Abram Yampolsky , and began to perform there in concerts. Then he followed his teacher to Moscow. At the age of 18, he was accepted into the orchestra of the Bolshoi Theater to the place of accompanist and first violin soloist [1] .
For many years, Kalinowski performed famous violin solos in such productions as Swan Lake , Scheherazade Media: Shaherazada_fragment.ogg and Raymonda . At the same time, in 1927, Kalinowski took over the first violin console in the Glier String Quartet and performed there until the dissolution of the group in 1949 .
In 1935, Kalinowski became a laureate of one of the awards at the All-Union Competition of Performing Musicians, and in 1937 , as part of the R. Glier Quartet , at the All-Union Quartet Competition. In 1951 he was awarded the title of Honored Artist of the RSFSR .