Background
Zak, Iakov was born on November 20, 1913 in Odessa.
Zak, Iakov was born on November 20, 1913 in Odessa.
Pupil of Genrikh Neigauz.
Professor at the Moscow Conservatory. 1st prize at the International Chopin Competition, Warsaw, 1937. Among his pupils were R. Mirvis, N. Petrov and A. Cherkassov.