Viktor Zavetnovsky
Viktor Zavetnovsky was a Soviet musician, violinist, and music teacher. He was born in St. Petersburg on November 14, 1875.
He graduated from the St. Petersburg Conservatory in 1896, having studied violin with P. A. Krasnokutsky. From 1897 he gave concerts in St. Petersburg, and from 1902 he performed as a soloist with the Court Symphony Orchestra. He also toured extensively in cities across Russia.
In 1907, Zavetnovsky organized and led a string quartet that quickly became popular in St. Petersburg. He also performed in a sonata ensemble with Maria Barinova. From 1910 to 1945, he was a soloist and concertmaster of the Leningrad Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra. He took part in concert projects featuring works by Darius Milhaud and Alfredo Casella, and, under Fritz Stiedry’s direction, performed the solo part in Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 4. A solo performance organized with Stiedry took place on December 18, 1935. In 1934, Zavetnovsky was named Honored Artist of the RSFSR.
He began teaching music in 1898; his students included Galina Barinova. Zavetnovsky died in Leningrad on May 16, 1950.