Violinist Yuri Bashmet Appointed Artistic Director of 'Young Russia'
Russian-born violist Yuri Bashmet—the youngest person ever to be appointed to a professorship at the Moscow Conservatoire—has another assignment. The 49-year-old Bashmet recently was appointed artistic director of "Young Russia," the Russian State Symphonic Orchestra's youth ensemble. Bashmet is a tireless advocate of the viola and established the Yuri Bashmet Viola Foundation at the Kronberg Academy, which provides scholarships to young players.
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