in ist ▁and ▁prominent ▁viol in ▁teacher . ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Y ellow ▁Creek , ▁S ask atch ew an , ▁ 2 3 ▁A pr ▁ 1 9 3 2 . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁He ▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Man it oba ▁with ▁Richard ▁Se ab orn , ▁at ▁the ▁Paris ▁Conserv atory ▁ 1 9 5 2 - 3 ▁with ▁René ▁Bened etti , ▁in ▁Vienna ▁ 1 9 5 3 - 7 ▁with ▁Ernst ▁Mor aw ec , ▁and ▁in ▁Amsterdam ▁ 1 9 5 7 - 8 ▁with ▁Sz ym on ▁Gold berg . ▁( He ▁worked ▁later ▁- ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁- ▁with ▁Y uri ▁Jan ke lev ich ▁in ▁Sal zburg .) ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁on ▁gradu ating ▁from ▁the ▁Vienna ▁Academy ▁of ▁Music , ▁he ▁received ▁the ▁Aust rian ▁Grand ▁Prize . ▁ ▁Career ▁Gab ora ▁settled ▁in ▁Montreal ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁He ▁founded ▁the ▁Gab ora ▁String ▁Quart et ▁( 1 9 6 4 - 8 ), ▁the ▁Gr oupe ▁bar o que ▁de ▁Montr éal ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁with ▁Gast on ▁Germ ain , ▁and ▁Les ▁Je unes ▁Sol istes ▁de ▁Montr éal ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁ 1 6 . ▁ ▁Gab ora ▁taught ▁at ▁McG ill ▁University ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 2 - 4 ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁J MC ▁Or ford ▁Art ▁Centre ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 2 -