Background
Flier, Iakov was born on October 21, 1912 in Orekhovo-Zuevo.
Flier, Iakov was born on October 21, 1912 in Orekhovo-Zuevo.
Pupil of K. Igumnov.
Professor at the Moscow Conservatory. 1st prize at the All-Union Competition of MusiciansSoloists, Moscow, 1935, and at the International Competition of Pianists, Vienna, 1936. Many solo concerts in Moscow, Leningrad, and abroad.
Trained a generation of pianists, including Bella Davidovich.