Tossy Spivakovsky

Tossy Spivakovsky
Background information
Born
Nathan Davidovich Spivak

(1906-12-23)December 23, 1906
Odessa, Imperial Russia
DiedJuly 20, 1998(1998-07-20) (aged 91)
Westport, Connecticut
GenresClassical music
OccupationsChild prodigy, virtuoso, soloist, teacher
InstrumentViolin

Nathan "Tossy" Spivakovsky (December 23, 1906 [O.S. December 10, 1906] – July 20, 1998), a Jewish, Russian Empire-born, German-trained violin virtuoso, was considered one the greatest violinists of the twentieth century.