Background
CHERKASSKY, Shura was born on October 7, 1911 in Odessa. Son of Isaac Cherkassky and Lydia Schlemenson.
CHERKASSKY, Shura was born on October 7, 1911 in Odessa. Son of Isaac Cherkassky and Lydia Schlemenson.
Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia. Under his mother and then Josef Hofmann.
Debut Baltimore 1923. First major European tour 1946. Numerous world tours and frequent tours of Germany, United States of America and Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics in particular.
Regular contributor to Salzburg Festival concerts.
Constant world wide tours.
Married Genia Ganz in 1946 (divorced in 1948).