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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles Viktor Tretyakov (born 17 October 1946) is a Russian violinist and conductor. Other spellings of his name are Victor, Tretyakov and Tretjakov. Son of a musician who played in the military band in Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, he showed an extraordinary musical talent at a very early age. In 1956 he entered Yury Yankelevich's class at the Moscow Central School of Music, later entering the Moscow Conservatoire. In 1966, at the age of 19 he won the first prize in the Third International Tchaikovsky Competition and was invited to appear on several international concert tours - something that had become much easier after the pioneering visits outside the Soviet Union by artists such as Richter, Gilels, Rostropovich, and Oistrakh. Influence of the last could be noticed in Tretyakov's interpretations and also in his choice of the repertoire. His unique style is supported by impeccable technique and deep musical insight, created by an expressive phrasing. Tretyakov favour great romantic violin concertos such as Brahms, Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky, Sibelius and music of Prokofiev and Shostakovich.