Naoum Blinder

Naoum Blinder (July 19, 1889 – November 21, 1965) was a Russian-American virtuoso violinist and teacher, born in Yevpatoria[1] (then Russian Empire, now Ukraine).

[3] In 1921 Blinder embarked on a concert tour that included stops in Ukraine, Turkmenistan, Leningrad, Moscow among others.

[3] In 1931, Issay Dobrowen offered Blinder the concertmaster position at the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra.

Other students of Blinder have had distinguished careers including David Abel, Austin Reller, and Glenn Dicterow, who was the concertmaster of the New York Philharmonic.

[3] Blinder died in San Francisco on November 21, 1965, of heart failure, aged 76 years.

Naoum Blinder Portrait
Alexander Fiedemann (left) and Naoum Blinder. The picture was taken when Blinder graduated in April 1906