Mikhail Kopelman

Mikhail Kopelman is a Russian-American violinist.

He was born in 1947 in Uzhhorod and studied at the Moscow Conservatory with professors Maya Glezarova and Yuri Yankelevich.[1] In 1973, he was awarded 2nd prize in the Long-Thibaud-Crespin Competition.[2]

He was a member of the Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra, and was a concertmaster of the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra. He played first violin in the Borodin Quartet for 20 years starting in 1976.[3] He played first violin in the Tokyo String Quartet.[4]

Kopelman taught at the Moscow Conservatory from 1980 to 1993. He emigrated to the United States with his family in 1993. He currently is a first violin in the Kopelman Quartet,[5] and a professor of violin at the Eastman School of Music, (Rochester, New York).[6]

References

  1. ^ "Mikhail Samuilovich Kopelman" (in Russian). Omsk Musical College named after V.Ya. Shebalin. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Persons. Mikhail Kopelman" (in Russian). Saint Petersburg Philharmonia. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  3. ^ Eisler, Edith (1 January 2000). 21st-century string quartets. Hal Leonard Corporation. pp. 59–67. ISBN 978-1-890490-15-7. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
  4. ^ Cariaga, Daniel (24 February 1997). "New Mix for Solid Tokyo String Quartet". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
  5. ^ "Kopelman Quartet | Pro Artist LTAM". www.proartist-ltam.co.uk. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
  6. ^ "Kopelman, Mikhail". Eastman School of Music. 21 October 2025. Retrieved 27 October 2025.


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