Igor Ozim, acclaimed violinist who later taught a generation of stars – obituary
His thoroughness with his students gave rise to the joke ‘that Igor Ozim could even teach a monkey to play the violin excellently’
His thoroughness with his students gave rise to the joke ‘that Igor Ozim could even teach a monkey to play the violin excellently’
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