Josif Lewinson

Iosif Izrailevich Levinzon (June 1, 1934, Kharkov - May 31, 2021, St. Petersburg) - Soviet and Russian cellist, music teacher. Honored Artist of the Russian Federation (1996). Since 1967 he has been a member of the Taneyev Quartet. Since 1980 he has taught at St. Petersburg Conservatory named after Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. Since 1999 he has been a professor at the department of cello, harp, double bass and quartet.