Career
Vitaly Margulis (also known as Vitalij Margulis) was born in the city of Kharkiv in the Ukraine. Margulis continued studies at the Leningrad Conservatory, where from 1958 until his emigration to the west in 1974, he taught piano. In 1975, Margulis became a full Professor at the Hochschule für Musik Freiburg, Germany.
In 1994, he became Professor of Piano at the University of California in Los Los Angeles
In addition, he also gave piano master classes around the world.