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Valentin Berlinsky
Russian musician (1925-2008) · Russia · On the map · Musicians · Died at 83
Valentin Aleksandrovich Berlinsky was a Russian cellist. He was a member of the Borodin Quartet in 1945 and was a member until 2007. By that time, he was the only member to have played in the Borodin Quartet from the beginning.
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Berlinsky played for the group for 60 years, making him the longest-serving member of what The New York Times described as being "by all accounts the longest continuously playing" string quartet in the world.
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Alexander SvechnikovBoth received Glinka State Prize of the RSFSR
Vladislav ChernushenkoBoth received Glinka State Prize of the RSFSR
Dmitri KitayenkoBoth received Glinka State Prize of the RSFSRRoman TikhomirovBoth received Glinka State Prize of the RSFSR