Avin German (Gershon, Grisha) Shalomovich (6.05.1913, Daugavpils — 1994, Israel) — violinist. In childhood he played the mandolin. From 1928 to 1935 he studied violin at the Latvian Conservatory (class of Prof. A. Mets). In 1935 he served in the Latvian Army, playing in the orchestra of the Daugavpils Zemgale Artillery Regiment. In the summer season of 1935 he was second concertmaster of the Jelgava Symphony Orchestra. From 1936 to 1940 he played in restaurant orchestras in Riga and Liepāja (in particular, in 1939 he led the orchestra of the restaurant “Maskotta”; in 1939–1940 the orchestra of the restaurant “Foxtrot-Dille”). From 1940 to 1941 he worked as a house manager, occasionally performing in concerts. From 1941 to 1943 he was evacuated to the Altai region, then to Uzbekistan. From 1943 to 1946 he played in the orchestra of the Art Ensemble of the Latvian SSR in Ivanovo, Russia. From 1946 he was an artist of the Latvian Philharmonic Society; from 1951, a soloist of the Philharmonic variety ensemble. In 1971 he emigrated to Israel.

M. Mikhalets