| Personal data | |
|---|---|
| Surname | Shimilevits |
| Name | Boris |
| Birth year | 1906 |
| Birth month | 1 |
| Birth day | 9 |
| Birth place | Liepāja |
| Death year | 1941 |
| Death place | Liepāja |
| Sex | M |
Shimilevits Boris (Ber) (09.01.1906, Liepāja ― 1941, Liepāja(?)) ― violinist. He studied under Professor A. Mets.
From 1922 he was a violinist in various cinemas.
In 1927―38 he played in the summer concerts of the Liepāja Symphony Orchestra (leader of the second violins).
From the founding of the Liepāja Philharmonic he was a member of its board. In 1931―36 he worked as an orchestra musician; in the summer of 1938 ― as leader of the second violins, then as concertmaster in the orchestra of the Liepāja Opera.
M. Mikhailets