Boris Davidovich Belkin (Russian: Борис Давидович Белкин; born 26 January 1948) is a Soviet-born violin virtuoso. He was taught by Yuri Yankelevich and Isaac Stern. As a child prodigy he began studying the violin at the age of six, and made his first public appearance with Kirill Kondrašin when he was seven. He studied at the Central Music School at the Moscow Conservatory with Professors Yuri Yankelevich Felix Andrievsky and Isaac Stern. While still a student he played all over the Soviet Uni ...