Mischa Mischakoff

Mischa Mischakoff (April 16, 1895 – February 1, 1981, born Mykhailo Isaakovych Fishberg) was an outstanding violinist who, as a concertmaster, led many of America's greatest orchestras from the 1920s to the 1960s.

Mischakoff was born in Proskuriv, Russian Empire (now Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine). In 1921 he escaped from Russia with, among others, his friend and colleague, cellist Gregor Piatigorsky, wi… More