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Temko Grigory Khirshevich (1897)

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SurnameTemko
NameGrigory
PatronymKhirshevich
Birth year1897
Birth month1
Birth day30
Birth placeRiga
SexM

Temko Grigory (Gershon) Khirshevich (30 January 1897, Riga — date of death unknown) — violinist.

In 1910–1911, Grigory Temko studied at the Gizhitsky school under R. Nalbandyan. In 1912, he studied with Mikhail Piastro at the Riga school of the Imperial Russian Musical Society. He later continued his studies at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory.

In 1916, he was concertmaster and soloist of the Riga Symphony Orchestra.

From 1917 to 1940, he worked as a violinist in restaurant orchestras, including at the café-restaurants “Caprice,” “Foxtrot-Diele,” “Barberina,” and the restaurant Dancing Cabaret “O.W.K.”, where he also served as orchestra leader.

His performance was noted for its passion and confidence, with a flexible and lyrical tone.