Zack Winestine wrote:

>Can anyone out there give me any information about the Russian Pianist
>Yakov Zak?

 From David Dubal's *The Art of the Piano*:

   "1913-1976--Russia

   "He studied at the Moscow Conservatory with Heinrich Neuhaus and
   later he became a professor there.  Zak was an objective player, but
   somewhat dry.  His recording of Kabalevsky's Third Sonata is typical
   of his playing.  He taught many first-rate artists; among his students
   were Youri Egorov and Alexander Toradze."


Walter Meyer