Our Hall of Fame: Professor Efim Tolpin

Pianist Efim Tolpin came to the United States with his family from the former Soviet Union in 1979 at the age of 71. Now he is a United States citizen.

Efim Tolpin graduated from the Kiev Conservatory of Music at the end of 20-s and has performed as a soloist in many cities of the former Soviet Union.

In the USA Professor Tolpin has also performed as a pianist in more than 50 concerts for American and Russian communities in Kansas City, St. Louis, MO; Overland Park, KS; Lansing, Michigan; Philadelphia, PA; San Francisco, CA and other cities. Above he is pictured in the concert at age of 90! Professor Tolpin did not performed the last two years because of poor health, but now he is better and plans to continue his performances.

As professor of music at the Kiev Conservatory of Music, he used his rich experience in his textbooks for students. These textbooks were very helpful to students and popular among music educators.