Russian violinist to make Seoul recital debut

By Lee Hyo-won

The Old Russian School of classical music emphasizes warm tones and a rich romanticism, crowned by a rigorous precision that gives flight to each and every note even when playing at breathtaking prestissimo.

Early 20th-century Russian violinists David Oistrakh and Jascha Heifetz are widely considered champions of this style, and continuing this lineage in the new millennium is a young Russian-American, Eugene Ugorski.

Given his Russian pedigree ― having family roots there and having trained under