Violinist, born 11 Jun 1946 in Riga, Latvia, died 26 Nov 1996 (aged 50, from a brain tumor) in Brussels, Belgium.
He won the first prize at the International Queen Elizabeth Music Competition in 1967 (the year in which Gidon Kremer won the third prize).
His students included Janine Jansen, Philippe Graffin, Evert Sillem and Yoris Jarzynski.