Gol'dshtein, Mikhail Emmanuilovich
(1917–1989)
Gol'dshtein [Galtshtáyn] (Goldstein) (alias Ovsyaniko-Kulikovsky), Mikhail Emmanuilovich (11–8–1917, Odessa; 9–7–1989, Hamburg). Violinist, comp., and musicologist. As a child, studied vn with P. Stolyarsky, the teacher of Milstein and Oistrakh. Made his public debut at the age of 5 and at the age of 13 entered the M. Cons., studying with Yampol'sky and Myaskovsky (1930–36), and Saradzhev (cond.). Is best known as the perpetrator of a hoax on the Soviet government. GoPdshtein had written a work…