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Born in the Soviet Union, Leonid Kogan began to play violin at the age of 6. When he was 9 years old, his violin teacher said to the boy's parents that their son was too good for him. The sa... Read allBorn in the Soviet Union, Leonid Kogan began to play violin at the age of 6. When he was 9 years old, his violin teacher said to the boy's parents that their son was too good for him. The same year Leonid was sent to Moscow to study violin at the music school for gifted children.... Read allBorn in the Soviet Union, Leonid Kogan began to play violin at the age of 6. When he was 9 years old, his violin teacher said to the boy's parents that their son was too good for him. The same year Leonid was sent to Moscow to study violin at the music school for gifted children. Kogan's talent blossomed so much that in 1951 the Soviet government sent him to compete a... Read all