noun
United States concert violinist (born in Russia in 1920)
• Syn: ↑Stern
• Regions: ↑Soviet Union, ↑Russia, ↑Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, ↑USSR
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(1920–2001) a US ↑violin player. He was born in Russia, went to the US as a baby with his family, and first played in public at the age of 11. His many successful world tours began in 1937. In the late 1950s he organized a successful campaign to save ↑Carnegie Hall from being destroyed.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.