Krein David Sergeevich (1869-1926)
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| Surname | Krein |
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| Name | David |
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| Patronym | Sergeevich |
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| Birth year | 1869 |
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| Birth place | Courland |
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| Death year | 1926 |
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| Death month | 8 |
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| Death day | 26 |
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| Death place | Moscow |
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| Sex | M |
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Krein David Sergeevich (Abramovich) (1869, Courland Province – August 26, 1926, Moscow) — violinist and teacher.
Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1924).
David Krein first studied violin with his father and later with V. Yu. Villuan in Nizhny Novgorod. In 1888, he graduated from the Moscow Conservatory (class of I. V. Grzhimali).
From 1885 to 1898, he played second violin in the string quartet of the Moscow branch of the Imperial Russian Musical Society. From 1898 to 1925 (or 1926), he was concertmaster-soloist of the Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra.
Beginning in 1918, he served as a professor at the Moscow Conservatory, where his students included V. Vlasov, S. Bezrodny, V. Shirinsky, and others.
David Krein composed several pieces for violin and piano.