Yakov Zak plays Chopin - Sonata no.3 in B minor,

Having made his debut in 1935, he rose to prominence when he won First Prize and the Mazurka Prize at the International Frederick Chopin Piano Competition in 1937. From 1935 Zak taught at the Moscow Conservatory, becoming a professor in 1947 and being granted a chair in 1965. His pupils include Nikolai Petrov, Valery Afanassiev, Youri Egorov. Eliso Virsaladze and many other outstanding pianists.