Yan Frenkel

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Abramovich and the family name is Frenkel.
Yan Frenkel
Ян Френкель
Background information
Born(1920-11-21)November 21, 1920
Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
DiedAugust 25, 1989(1989-08-25) (aged 68)
Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union
OccupationsComposer, singer, violinist, pianist, actor
InstrumentsViolin, piano

Yan Abramovich Frenkel (November 21, 1920 – August 25, 1989) was a Soviet composer and performer of Jewish descent. Frenkel received the People's Artist of the USSR in 1989 and USSR State Prize in 1982.


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