About Zinaida Gilels
Lived 1924 – 2000 (aged 76). Zinaida Gilels was a musician.
Zinaida Grigoryevna Gilels (; ; February 24, 1924 – May 7, 2000) was a Soviet and later an American violinist and pedagogue.
Biography Zinaida Gilels was born in Odessa, Ukrainian SSR, to Grigory and Rosalia Gilels, a Jewish family. She was a niece of Elizabeth Gilels and Emil Gilels.
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Who was Zinaida Gilels?
Ukrainian violinist (1924–2000)
When was Zinaida Gilels born?
Zinaida Gilels was born on 24 February 1924 in Odesa.
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Zinaida Gilels died on 7 May 2000.
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Zinaida Gilels was a musician.
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