| Personal data | |
|---|---|
| Surname | Shoykhetman |
| Name | Yakov |
| Patronym | Froymovich |
| Birth year | 1942 |
| Birth month | 12 |
| Birth day | 15 |
| Birth place | Sharhorod |
| Sex | M |
Shoykhetman Yakov Froymovich (15.12.1942, Sharhorod, Vinnytsia Region) ― violinist. In 1960 he graduated from the P. Stolyarsky Special Ten-Year Music School in Odessa. From 1960 he lived in Riga. In 1966 he graduated from the orchestral faculty of the Latvian Conservatory (class of V. Sturesteps). He worked at the Riga Operetta Theater from October 1965 to March 1969 as assistant concertmaster of the first violin section and as orchestra soloist.
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