Shtarkman Naum

Naum Lvovich Shtarkman was born in 28 September 1927 in Zhytomir, Ukraine.

He was a disciple of Konstantin Igumnov at the Moscow Conservatory. Shtarkman was awarded a 5th prize at the V Fryderyk Chopin Competition and, most notably, attained the Bronze Medal at the inaugural edition of the Tchaikovsky Competition. He had previously won the 1st place at Vianna da Motta International Music Competition. For several decades his concert career was restricted to the Soviet scene.

Shtarkman was a professor at the Gnessin State Musical College and the Moscow Conservatory.