Kalio Mulberg: “The Path to Perfection”- essay of Boris Turchinsky.
When the Odessa conservatory (now called Musical Academy named after A.B. Nezhdanov) is mentioned, one first of all recalls the outstanding performers-its graduates, such as E. Gilels, D. Oistrach, S. Richter, K. Dankevitch, N. Milshtein, O. Blagovidova, Y. Zak and many-many other musicians known throughout the world. Their educators are usually mentioned far less frequently. And this is hardly fair!
You can judge for yourselves. In the Odessa Academy alone nowadays are teaching 4 Academicians, 11 Doctors and 45 Master Graduates of Fine Arts,