Abram Yampolsky

{{Short description|Soviet violinist (1890–1956)}}

Abram Ilich Yampolsky ({{langx|ru|Абрам Ильич Ямпольский}}; 1890–1956) was a Soviet violin teacher who nurtured many Soviet virtuosos during his tenure at the Moscow Conservatory.

He graduated in Saint Petersburg in 1913 in the class of Sergej Korguyev, a pupil and assistant of Leopold Auer, and was to be one of the founders of the Russian and American 20th century violin schools.{{cite web|url=https://www.thestrad.com/sheet-music-abram-yampolskys-fiendishly-difficult-e-major-study/4910.article|title=Sheet music: Abram Yampolsky's fiendishly difficult E major study|website=The Strad|date=17 May 2016|access-date=22 November 2021}}

His pupils include, Mark Lubotsky,{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6r54DwAAQBAJ&dq=abram+yampolsky&pg=PT293|title=Rodion Shchedrin Autobiographical Memories|author=Rodion Shchedrin|isbn=9783795791742|publisher=Schott Music|date=2 April 2014|translator=Anthony Phillips}} {{ill|Igor Bezrodniy|ru|Безродный, Игорь Семёнович}},Embassy of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics in the USA (1958) [https://books.google.com/books?id=X_CQYrdlVGEC&dq=abram+yampolsky&pg=RA5-PA41 USSR. Issues 1-12; Issues 16-27 - Page 41] Yuri Yankelevich,Roth, Henry (1997). Violin Virtuosos: from Paganini to the 21st century. Los Angeles: California Classics Books. {{ISBN|978-1-879395-15-2}} Leonid Kogan, Julian Sitkovetsky, Yakov Boroditsky, Boris Goldstein, Elizabeth Gilels, Mikhail Fikhtengoltz, Yakov Rabinovich, and {{ill|Isaac Zhuk|ru|Жук, Исаак Абрамович}}. {{See LMST|Abram|Yampolsky}}

He was the uncle of Izrail Markovich Yampolsky who graduated with him in 1930.

The Yampolsky International Competition held in Moscow was created in dedication to his legacy. In 2017, the finals were held at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory Great Hall. 1st Prize was awarded to Hiroko Ninagawa, 2nd Prize to Agafiya Grigoreva and Joint 3rd Prize to Emily Sun and Hayato Ishibashi.{{Cite web|title=Prizes Awarded at Moscow's Yampolsky International Violin Competition|url=https://theviolinchannel.com/yampolsky-international-violin-competition-2017-hiroko-ninagawa/|last=Channel|first=The Violin|date=2017-05-08|website=The World's Leading Classical Music News Source. Est 2009.|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-02}}