▁Carlos ▁Job im ▁and ▁Wes ▁Mont gom ery . ▁ ▁Born ▁in ▁C airo , ▁Egypt , ▁Pol ia kin ▁received ▁his ▁musical ▁education ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Paris ▁( known ▁as ▁the ▁Sor bon ne ), ▁where ▁he ▁studied ▁viol in ▁with ▁R ene ▁Bened etti ▁and ▁conducted ▁with ▁Pierre ▁Monte ux . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁he ▁imm igr ated ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁where ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁several ▁major ▁sym phony ▁orch est ras , ▁playing ▁under ▁Leopold ▁Sto kow ski , ▁Sir ▁Thomas ▁Be ech am , ▁Fritz ▁Re iner , ▁Monte ux ▁and ▁Ernst ▁An ser met . ▁ ▁As ▁assistant ▁conduct or ▁to ▁Andre ▁Kost el an etz , ▁Pol ia kin ▁produced ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁albums ▁for ▁Ever est ▁Records ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s . ▁As ▁overall ▁music ▁director , ▁he ▁planned ▁the ▁classical ▁re per toire ▁and ▁super vised ▁the ▁actual ▁recording ▁sessions . ▁In ▁addition , ▁he ▁conducted ▁his ▁own ▁fifty - four ▁piece ▁or chestra ▁and ▁twenty ▁voice ▁ch or ale , ▁The ▁Pol ia kin ▁Orchestra ▁and ▁Chor ale , ▁which ▁recorded ▁arrang ements ▁of ▁light ▁orch est ral ▁music . ▁ ▁In ▁addition , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁lic ensed ▁amateur ▁radio ▁( ham ▁radio ) ▁operator ▁under ▁the ▁call ▁sign ▁K 2 A OS . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 8 1 ▁death s ▁Category : Mus icians ▁from ▁C airo ▁Category : 1 9 1 7 ▁birth s