Raya Garbousova

Raya Garbousova
Ра́я Га́рбузова
Background information
Born(1909-09-25)September 25, 1909 (disputed)
Tiflis, Tiflis Governorate, Russian Empire
DiedJanuary 28, 1997(1997-01-28) (aged 87)
DeKalb, Illinois, United States
OccupationCellist
Years active1923–1997

Raya Garbousova (Russian: Ра́я Га́рбузова; September 25, 1909[1] – January 28, 1997) was a Russian Empire-born American cellist and teacher.

  1. ^ Alternative dates appear in the literature. The New Grove has September 25, 1906, and Baker's Dictionary has October 10, 1905. Raya Garbousova herself claimed to have been born on September 25, 1909 – [1]