In the 1930s, Yakov Zak studied under Nikolai Vilinsky. Specifically, from 1930 to 1932, Zak attended Vilinsky's classes on special harmony and polyphony at the Music and Drama Institute named after L. van Beethoven.
Nikolai Vilinsky → Yakov Zak
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Nikolai Vilinsky
1888–2026
Yakov Zak
2026–1976