Andrei Gavrilov (in

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Андрей Гаврилов; born September 21, 1955) is a

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n background.

Early life and music career

Andrei Gavrilov was born into a family of artists in

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. His father was Vladimir Gavrilov (May 30, 1923 – December 4, 1970), one of the eminent Russian painters during the middle of the 20th century, through whom Gavrilov also has German ancestors. His mother was the

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n pianist Assanetta Eguiserian (December 20, 1925 – November 29, 2006), who had studied with

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and gave Gavrilov his first piano lessons at age 2. In 1961 he was inducted at the Moscow Central Music School and became a student of Tatyana Kestner, who had studied with Alexander Goldenweiser. He completed his studies with another Neuhaus disciple,

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, at the

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. By the age of 18, after one semester at the conservatory, he won the

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in 1974 and rose to international fame when, at the

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the same year, he substituted for

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. Until 1979, Gavrilov performed in all the major music centers of the world performing up to 90 concerts a year, while continuing his studies at the university. In 1979, at the first peak of Gavrilov's career,

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, who had heard him in

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's First Concerto in

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, offered recordings of all the

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concertos, despite the fact that Karajan only rarely conducted them. In December 1979, recordings were scheduled in Berlin with the

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for the 2nd concerto, but Gavrilov did not appear for the rehearsals. It was discovered that due to his critical remarks about the

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regime, the head of the

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and later

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, with the approval of

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, had seized Gavrilov's passport and the flight ticket and cut his telephone line. Later, by his words, Gavrilov was put virtually under house arrest by the KGB. Militia guarding Gavrilov once showed him an official paper signed by Andropov stating that a fatal accident would not be unwelcome. Only through

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's eventual intervention did this end in 1984, and Gavrilov received a "free passport", so that he could perform again in the West without having to obtain political asylum. In the following years, he lived in London and in

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near

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from 1989 and also assumed

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. In 1993, he retired from the active cultural scene, cancelled concerts and did not make any further studio recordings. According to an interview with ''The Guardian'': "I wasn't satisfied with myself. In a material sense I was doing very well. But I knew if I was to continue in this way I would never be the artist I dreamed of being - free, original, idealistic, out of the so-called musical industry, which is a contradiction in terms." The planned two-year

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eventually grew to eight years. At this time he studied the intentions of the composers in their works, religious and philosophical questions, lived half a year in

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, and fundamentally reworked his piano technique. In 2001 he moved to

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and resumed concertizing in the 2001/02 season. Since August 2008 he has been living with his second wife and their son in

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. In 1974

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recorded the 1st Tchaikovsky Concerto at the prize winner's concert of the Tchaikovsky Competition together with a live solo recital. In 1976 a studio recording of Rachmaninoff's 3rd concerto followed. From 1977 to 1989 he worked exclusively for

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. From that time comes the legendary recording of the Chopin Études and many other works, notably by Chopin,

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, Rachmaninoff and

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. From 1991 to 1993 he recorded for

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, where he also duplicated some works already recorded for EMI. A number of projects, many with recordings new to Gavrilov's discography, were announced in 1992 but not realized: Bach's English Suites, the complete

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piano concerti, the Choral Fantasia and the

Diabelli Variations The ''33 Variations on a waltz by Anton Diabelli'', Op. 120, commonly known as the ''Diabelli Variations'', is a set of variations for the piano written between 1819 and 1823 by Ludwig van Beethoven on a waltz composed by Anton Diabelli. It for ...

, as well as vaguer plans for works by

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(

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, Paganini Etudes),

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's complete works for piano solo and with orchestra, and the piano concertos of Grieg and

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. In 2012 Andrei Gavrilov held master classes for the first time, in Madrid and later in London. In 2013 he completed writing his three volume autobiography, the first volume of which was published in Russian and German in March and April 2014, and in English in December 2016. He also made his first new recording for 20 years: a CD of Chopin Nocturnes, which was done specially to be included with each copy of the book. In April 2013 Andrei Gavrilov performed a concert in

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playing and conducting three romantic concertos in one evening, with a full symphony orchestra. He played another concert conducting two romantic concertos from the piano in

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in May 2014.

Complete discography

If not stated otherwise, recordings up to 1976 are released on

, those from 1977 to 1989 on

(in the beginning as a co-production with Melodiya), those from 1991 to 1993 on

. 1974 *

: Piano Concerto No. 1; with

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conducted by

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(Final concert

1974 live). *

Haydn Franz Joseph Haydn ( , ; 31 March 173231 May 1809) was an Austrian composer of the Classical period. He was instrumental in the development of chamber music such as the string quartet and piano trio. His contributions to musical form have led ...

: Sonata E-flat major Hob. XVI/52;

: Etude op. 42/5;

La Campanella "La campanella" (Italian for "The little bell") is the nickname given to the third of Franz Liszt's six ''Grandes études de Paganini'', S. 141 (1851). It is in the key of G-sharp minor. This piece is a revision of an earlier version from 1838, ...

; Tchaikovsky: Variations op. 19/6;

Pavane pour une infante défunte ''Pavane pour une infante défunte'' (''Pavane for a Dead Princess'') is a work for solo piano by Maurice Ravel, written in 1899 while the French composer was studying at the Conservatoire de Paris under Gabriel Fauré. Ravel published an orchest ...

; Scarbo from

Gaspard de la nuit ''Gaspard de la nuit'' (subtitled ''Trois poèmes pour piano d'après Aloysius Bertrand''), M. 55 is a suite of piano pieces by Maurice Ravel, written in 1908. It has three movements, each based on a poem or ''fantaisie'' from the collection '' ...

. Live (Tchaikovsky-Variations live from the Tchaikovsky Competition). 1976 *

: Piano Concerto No. 3; with ad hoc-orchestra consisting of members of the

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and the

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conducted by

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1977 *

: Piano Concerto No. 1; 2 Pieces from ''Romeo and Juliet''.

Piano Concerto for the Left Hand This is a list of concertos and concertante works for piano left-hand and orchestra. The first piano solo was an arrangement by Johannes Brahms of the Chaconne from Johann Sebastian Bach's Partita for Violin No. 2, BWV 1004, published in 1878. ...

; ''Pavane pour une infante défunte''. Concertos with

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conducted by

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. *Ravel: ''

''. Prokofiev: ''Suggestion diabolique''.

: ''

''. Tchaikovsky: Variations, Op. 19/6. Balakirev:

Islamey ''Islamey: Oriental Fantasy'' (russian: Исламей: Восточная фантазия), is a composition for piano by Russian composer Mily Balakirev written in 1869. Harold C. Schonberg noted that ''Islamey'' was "at one time…considered t ...

. *Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1; with

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conducted by

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. *

Shostakovich Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich, , group=n (9 August 1975) was a Soviet-era Russian composer and pianist who became internationally known after the premiere of his First Symphony in 1926 and was regarded throughout his life as a major compo ...

: Violin Sonata, Op. 134. With

Gidon Kremer Gidon Kremer ( lv, Gidons Krēmers; born 27 February 1947) is a Latvian classical violinist, artistic director, and founder of Kremerata Baltica. Life and career Gidon Kremer was born in Riga. His father was Jewish and had survived the Holoc ...

(live Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory). Melodiya. 1979 *

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: Suites HWV 426, 429, 431, 432, 436, 437, 440, 447 (live from the

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Festival on Chateau de Marcilly-sur-Maulne; the other suites were played by

). *Prokofiev: 10 Pieces from ''Romeo and Juliet''; Piano Sonata No. 8. *

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: Grand Duo Concertant, Op 48; Hindemith:

Violin Sonata A violin sonata is a musical composition for violin, often accompanied by a keyboard instrument and in earlier periods with a bass instrument doubling the keyboard bass line. The violin sonata developed from a simple baroque form with no fixed form ...

, Op. 11;

Schnittke Alfred Garrievich Schnittke (russian: Альфре́д Га́рриевич Шни́тке, link=no, Alfred Garriyevich Shnitke; 24 November 1934 – 3 August 1998) was a Russian composer of Jewish-German descent. Among the most performed and re ...

: Violin Sonata No. 2. With Gidon Kremer. 1981 *

: Piano Concerto No. 3, with USSR State Symphony Orchestra conducted by

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. Live, Melodiya. *Weber: Grand Duo Concertant, Op. 48;

Brahms Johannes Brahms (; 7 May 1833 – 3 April 1897) was a German composer, pianist, and conductor of the mid-Romantic period. Born in Hamburg into a Lutheran family, he spent much of his professional life in Vienna. He is sometimes grouped with ...

: Clarinet Trio, Op 114;

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: 4 Pieces for Clarinet and Piano. With Ivan Monighetti, Violoncello, Anatoly Kamishev, Clarinet. Melodiya. 1982 *J. S. Bach: Piano Concertos BWV 1052-1058, with Moscow Chamber Orchestra conducted by Yuri Nikolaevsky. Melodiya 1983 *

Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 17565 December 1791), baptised as Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period (music), Classical period. Despite his short life, his ra ...

: Piano Concerto No. 10;

Mendelssohn Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (3 February 18094 November 1847), born and widely known as Felix Mendelssohn, was a German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of the early Romantic music, Romantic period. Mendelssohn's compositi ...

: Concerto for 2 Pianos in E major. With

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, 2nd piano, Moscow Chamber Orchestra conducted by Pavel Kogan. Melodiya. 1984 *

French Suites The ''French Suites'', BWV 812–817, are six suites which Johann Sebastian Bach wrote for the clavier (harpsichord or clavichord) between the years of 1722 and 1725.Bach. ''The French Suites: Embellished version''. Bärenreiter Urtext Althoug ...

. * Rachmaninoff: Selections from ''Morceaux de Fantaisie'', Op. 3, ''Moments Musicaux'', Op, 16, Preludes, Op. 23, Preludes, Op. 32,

Études-Tableaux, Op. 39 Written in 1917, the ''Études-Tableaux'' ("study pictures"), Op. 39 is the second set of piano études composed by Sergei Rachmaninoff. Structure The Op. 39 set comprises nine études: # Allegro agitato in C minor :: This quick-paced étud ...

. *

: Sonata No. 4; Selection of Preludes Opp. 9/1; 11/2, 4–6, 8-14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24; 13/1-3; 15/1, 5; 16/2, 4; Etude, Op. 42/5. 1984/1985 * Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 2; Ballades No. 1, No. 2,

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, No. 4 1985/1987 *Chopin: Etudes, Opp. 10, 25. 1986 *J. S. Bach: Piano Concertos BWV 1052–1058, with

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conducted by

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. *Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3, with

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conducted by

. 1987 *

: ''

Papillons ''Papillons'' (French for "butterflies"), Op. 2, is a suite of piano pieces written in 1831 by Robert Schumann when he was 21 years old. The work is meant to represent a masked ball and was inspired by Jean Paul's novel ' (''The Awkward Age''). ...

'', ''Carnaval'', ''

Faschingsschwank aus Wien ''Faschingsschwank aus Wien'' (''Carnival Scenes from Vienna'' or ''Carnival Jest from Vienna''), Op. 26, is a solo piano work by Robert Schumann. He began composition of the work in 1839 in Vienna. He wrote the first four movements in Vienna, a ...

''. 1988 *Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 11 and No. 12, ; Fantasia, K.397; Prelude and Fugue K.394. *Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 and

, with

Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra The Berlin Philharmonic (german: Berliner Philharmoniker, links=no, italic=no) is a German orchestra based in Berlin. It is one of the most popular, acclaimed and well-respected orchestras in the world. History The Berlin Philharmonic was fo ...

conducted by

Vladimir Ashkenazy Vladimir Davidovich Ashkenazy (russian: Влади́мир Дави́дович Ашкена́зи, ''Vladimir Davidovich Ashkenazi''; born 6 July 1937) is an internationally recognized solo pianist, chamber music performer, and conductor. He ...

(live). 1989 *Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2; ''

Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini The ''Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini'', Op. 43, (russian: Рапсодия на тему Паганини, ''Rapsodiya na temu Paganini'') is a concertante work written by Sergei Rachmaninoff for piano and orchestra, closely resembling a piano ...

''; with Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by

. * Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2; with

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conducted by Vladimir Ashkenazy (live in Moscow) *

Stravinsky Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky (6 April 1971) was a Russian composer, pianist and conductor, later of French (from 1934) and American (from 1945) citizenship. He is widely considered one of the most important and influential 20th-century clas ...

: Concerto for Two Pianos; ''

The Rite of Spring ''The Rite of Spring''. Full name: ''The Rite of Spring: Pictures from Pagan Russia in Two Parts'' (french: Le Sacre du printemps: tableaux de la Russie païenne en deux parties) (french: Le Sacre du printemps, link=no) is a ballet and orchestral ...

''; Scherzo; Sonata for Two Pianos, with Vladimir Ashkenazy,

Decca Records Decca Records is a British record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis (Decca), Edward Lewis. Its U.S. label was established in late 1934 by Lewis, Jack Kapp, American Decca's first president, and Milton Rackmil, who later became American ...

1991 *Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 2; 4 Ballades *Prokofiev: Piano Sonatas No. 3, No. 7, No. 8 *

Schubert Franz Peter Schubert (; 31 January 179719 November 1828) was an Austrian composer of the late Classical and early Romantic eras. Despite his short lifetime, Schubert left behind a vast ''oeuvre'', including more than 600 secular vocal wor ...

: Impromptus D. 899 and 935 1992: *J. S. Bach: ''

Goldberg Variations The ''Goldberg Variations'', BWV 988, is a musical composition for keyboard by Johann Sebastian Bach, consisting of an aria and a set of 30 variations. First published in 1741, it is named after Johann Gottlieb Goldberg, who may also have ...

'' *

Britten Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten (22 November 1913 – 4 December 1976, aged 63) was an English composer, conductor, and pianist. He was a central figure of 20th-century British music, with a range of works including opera, other ...

: ''Friday Afternoons'', Op. 7, ''Golden Vanity'', Op. 78 (both with

Wiener Sängerknaben The Vienna Boys' Choir (german: Wiener Sängerknaben) is a choir of boy sopranos and altos based in Vienna, Austria. It is one of the best known boys' choirs in the world. The boys are selected mainly from Austria, but also from many other countr ...

); ''Sailing'', ''Night'', ''Ballad of Little Musgrave and Lady Barnard'' (all from ''Holiday Suite'', Op. 5). *Prokofiev: 10 Pieces from ''Romeo und Juliet''; ''Suggestion diabolique''. Prelude, Op 12/7. Ravel: ''Gaspard de la Nuit''; ''Pavane pour une infante défunte''. 1993 *J. S. Bach: French Suites. * Grieg:

Lyric Pieces ''Lyric Pieces'' ( no, Lyriske stykker) is a collection of 66 short pieces for solo piano written by Edvard Grieg. They were published in 10 volumes, from 1867 ( Op. 12) to 1901 (Op. 71). The collection includes several of his best known pieces, ...

, Opp. 12/1; 38/1; 43/1, 2, 6; 47/2-4; 54/1-5; 57/6; 62/4; 65/5-6; 68/3,5; 71/1-3, 6-7 1999 *Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 2; Ballades No. 1 and 4; Etudes Opp. 10/3-5, 9, 12. Live at

Maulbronn Abbey Maulbronn Monastery (german: Kloster Maulbronn) is a former Cistercian abbey and ecclesiastical state in the Holy Roman Empire located at Maulbronn, Baden-Württemberg. The monastery complex, one of the best-preserved in Europe, was named a UNESCO ...

K&K Verlagsanstalt K&K Verlagsanstalt is a German record label based in Landau in der Pfalz and owned by Josef-Stefan Kindler and Andreas Otto Grimminger. The company was established in 1990 by Josef-Stefan Kindler. In 1992 the musician and sound engineer Andreas O ...

. 2014 *Chopin: 9

Nocturnes A nocturne is a musical composition that is inspired by, or evocative of, the night. History The term ''nocturne'' (from French ''nocturne'' 'of the night') was first applied to musical pieces in the 18th century, when it indicated an ensemble ...

, No.1 in B flat minor, Op.9/1; No.8 in D flat major, Op.27/2; No.20 in C sharp minor, Op.posth.; No.5 in F sharp major, Op.15/2; No.9 in B major, Op.32/1; No.4 in F major, Op.15/1; No.15 in F minor, Op.55/1; No.10 in A flat major, Op.32/2; No.13 in C minor, Op.48/1 (recording: 17.5.2013 Fazioli Hall, Sacile, Italy) 2018 *Modest Mussorgsky: "Pictures at an exhibition". UCM records. "Unzipped Classical Music". New private Andrei Gavrilov own label. 2020 *Robert Schumann : "Symphonic Etudes" op 13, "Papillons" op 2 UCM records. "Unzipped Classical Music". Private Andrei Gavrilov own label.

TV and radio broadcasts and other recordings

TV

1979 *

: Sonata for Violin and Piano.

: Grand Duo Concertant, Op 48; Adagio from Violin Sonata, Op 10/2.

Rossini Gioachino Antonio Rossini (29 February 1792 – 13 November 1868) was an Italian composer who gained fame for his 39 operas, although he also wrote many songs, some chamber music and piano pieces, and some sacred music. He set new standards f ...

: Andante con Variazione. With

, violin. WDR/EMI Laserdisc 1989 *

: Piano Concerto No. 2; with

conducted by

(live in

)

BBC #REDIRECT BBC #REDIRECT BBC #REDIRECT BBC Here i going to introduce about the best teacher of my life b BALAJI sir. He is the precious gift that I got befor 2yrs . How has helped and thought all the concept and made my success in the 10th board ex ...

/EMI VHS 1990 *

: ''Suggestion diabolique''; "Montagues and Capulets" (from: 10 Pieces from ''Romeo and Juliet'' ); Piano Sonata No. 8. Gavrilov also speaks about the works with British Composer

Michael Berkeley Michael Fitzhardinge Berkeley, Baron Berkeley of Knighton, (born 29 May 1948) is an English composer, broadcaster on music and member of the House of Lords. Early life Berkeley is the eldest of the three sons of Elizabeth Freda (née Bernstein ...

in English, subtitles in German. Südwestfunk. *Rachmaninoff: Moment musical, Op. 16/3; Elegy, Op. 3/1. Südwestfunk. *

: Prelude, Op. 9; 4th piano sonata; Etude, Op. 42/5. Südwestfunk 2000 *

J.S. Bach Johann Sebastian Bach (28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late baroque music, Baroque period. He is known for his orchestral music such as the ''Brandenburg Concertos''; instrumental compositions such as the Cello Suite ...

: ''

Well-Tempered Clavier ''The Well-Tempered Clavier'', BWV 846–893, consists of two sets of preludes and fugues in all 24 major and minor keys for keyboard by Johann Sebastian Bach. In the composer's time, ''clavier'', meaning keyboard, referred to a variety of in ...

'', Book No. 1, Preludes & Fugues No.s 1-12. BBC Wales/Euroarts DVD 2020 *Japan recital: ''

Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...

'', https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7NigtcQ1OE

Radio

2009 * Chopin:

, Opp. 9/1, 27/2, posth., 15/2, 32/1, 15/1, 55/1, 32/2.

: Piano Sonata No. 8; ''Suggestion diabolique'', Op. 4/4. Scarlatti: Sonata in D minor, L.366/K.1.

Hessischer Rundfunk Hessischer Rundfunk (HR; "Hesse Broadcasting") is the German state of Hesse's public broadcasting, public broadcasting corporation. Headquartered in Frankfurt, it is a member of the national consortium of German public broadcasting corporations, ...

live.

Other recordings

2006 * Chopin:

, Opp. 9/1, posth., 15/2, 15/1, 55/1, 32/2, 48/1. Live from the

Lucerne Festival Lucerne Festival is one of the leading international festivals in the world of classical music and presents a series of classical music festivals based in Lucerne, Switzerland. Founded in 1938 by Ernest Ansermet and Walter Schulthess, it current ...

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gavrilov, Andrei 1955 births Living people Russian classical pianists Male classical pianists Russian people of Armenian descent Armenian musicians Moscow Conservatory alumni Prize-winners of the International Tchaikovsky Competition