Falik, Yury Aleksandrovich
(*1936)
Falik [Fáleek], Yury Aleksandrovich (7–30–1936, Odessa). Cellist, comp., and cond. Grad. from the L. Cons. as a cellist (1960) and comp. (1964), studying with Arapov. Won First Prize in the Helsinki International Vc Competition (1962), then joined the faculty of the L. Cons. (1965), teaching vc and comp. and cond. its chamber orch. Comp. in a neo-romantic style; is most successful in chamber and symphonic works, such as the Vn Conc., which was praised by Shostakovich . Works: Sort…