Evgeny Gedeonovich Mogilevsky (russian: Евгений Гедеонович Могилевский; 16 September 1945 – 28 January 2023)Russian piano legend dies, 77
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. Later studied with

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and

Yakov Zak Yakov Izrailevich Zak ( uk, Яків Ізраїлович Зак), (russian: link=no, Яков Израилевич Зак), ''Jiakov Israilevič Sak''; Odessa, – Moscow, 28 June 1976) was a Soviet and Russian pianist and pedagogue. People's ...

at the

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. He was the father of pianists Maxim and Alexander Mogilevsky. In 1964 at the age of 18, he became the third

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pianist to win the

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, after

Emil Gilels Emil Grigoryevich Gilels (Russian: Эми́ль Григо́рьевич Ги́лельс; 19 October 1916 – 14 October 1985) was a Russian pianist. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest pianists of all time. Early life and educatio ...

and

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 ...

. He has had a significant career, including internationally (in the USA as a

Sol Hurok Sol Hurok (Solomon Israilevich Hurok; born Solomon Izrailevich Gurkov, Russian Соломон Израилевич Гурков; April 9, 1888March 5, 1974) was a 20th-century American impresario. Early life Hurok was born in Pogar, Chernigov G ...

artist). In the latter half of the 1970s, he performed throughout the world as a soloist with the USSR State Symphony Orchestra under

Yevgeny Svetlanov Yevgeny Fyodorovich Svetlanov (russian: Евгéний Фёдорович Светлáнов; 6 September 1928 – 3 May 2002) was a Russian conductor, composer and a pianist. Life and work Svetlanov was born in Moscow and studied conducting wi ...

. His recording of Rachmaninoff's 3rd Piano Concerto (Kirill Kondrashin conducting) won several prizes. In 1992 began teaching at the Brussels Conservatory.

Alexander Mogilevsky Alexander Yakovlevich Mogilevsky (russian: Александр Яковлевич Могилевский; January 15(27), 1885March 7, 1953) was a classical concert violinist and director of the Kremlin Band for Tsar Nicholas II. Career Born in Ode ...

, violinist, was the brother of his grandfather.

References

External Links

New York Times review of Mogilevsky's Carnegie Hall debut - October 27, 1992

* * 1945 births 2023 deaths Russian classical pianists Male classical pianists Soviet classical pianists 20th-century classical pianists Prize-winners of the Queen Elisabeth Competition Jewish classical pianists 21st-century classical pianists 20th-century Russian male musicians 21st-century Russian male musicians Moscow Conservatory alumni {{Russia-classical-pianist-stub