Yakov Zak was one of Valery Afanasyev's teachers at the Moscow Conservatory, where Afanasyev studied under Emil Gilels and Yakov Zak. Zak taught at the Moscow Conservatory from 1935, and Afanasyev was among his students.
Yakov Zak → Valery Afanassiev
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Yakov Zak
teacher
Valery Afanassiev
student