Background
ZAK, Yakov was born in 1913 in Odessa.
ZAK, Yakov was born in 1913 in Odessa.
1932 graduated Odessa Conservatory. 1935 graduated Virtuoso School, Moscow Conservatory.
Repertoire includes Mozart, Schubert, Tchaikovsky, Bach, Bartok, Mussorgsky, Prokofiev, Chopin, Schumann and works of Soviet composers. 1960 member, Jury, Chopin International Competition for Pianists, Warsaw. 1935-1947 instructor, Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory.
Member, Communist Party, since 1943.
Member, Communist Party, since 1943.