Boris Davidovich Belkin (Russian: ΠΠΎΡΠΈΡ ΠΠ°Π²ΠΈΠ΄ΠΎΠ²ΠΈΡ ΠΠ΅Π»ΠΊΠΈΠ½; born 26 January 1948) is a Soviet-born violin virtuoso. He was taught by Yuri Yankelevich and Isaac Stern. As a child prodigy he began studying the violin at the age of six, and made his first public appearance with Kirill KondraΕ‘in when he was seven. He studied at the Central Music School at the Moscow Conservatory with Professors Yuri Yankelevich Felix Andrievsky and Isaac Stern.