Timofei Dokshizer

He finished the Central Musical School and Gnesins Musical College. In 1947 he won the International Competition in Prague. In 1957 he finished the Moscow State Conservatory. He became one of the outstanding trumpeters of the world, who proved that trumpet can be a solo instrument, as the violin or piano. He played both classical musical compositions and modern concertos by Alexander Arutiunian, Alexandra Pakhmutova and others. At the International Trumpet Days Bremen, Germany he gave each year masterclasses from 1992 - 1999 and was professor at the International Trumpet Academy Bremen, Germany from 1994 - 1999 together with international trumpeters like Pierre Thibaud (France), Bo Nilsson (Sweden), Otto Sauter (Germany). He died in Vilnius, Lithuania.

Timofei Dokshizer studied at Moscow Conservatory. The recorded working language is Russian. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are classical music. Distinctions recorded are People's Artist of the Russian Federation, People's Artist of the RSFSR and Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd class.

• Name — TimofeiAleksandrovichDokschitzer • Birth Name — Tevel Shevelevich Dokschitzer • Born — 13 December 1921 • Birthplace — Nizhyn, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (present-day Ukraine) • Died — 16 March 2005 • Place of death — Vilnius, Lithuania • Occupation — Trumpeter, music professor