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Yakov Vladimirovich Flier (russian: Я́ков Влади́мирович Флие́р; , 1912 – December 18, 1977; last name also spelled Fliere or Fliyer) was a
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Yakov Vladimirovich Flier (russian: Я́ков Влади́мирович Флие́р; , 1912 – December 18, 1977; last name also spelled Fliere or Fliyer) was a Jewish
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concert pianist
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and teacher.
Flier was born in Orekhovo-Zuyevo
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, Russia
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. He studied piano at the Moscow Conservatory
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with Konstantin Igumnov
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He taught piano for many years at the Moscow Conservatory. His notable students include Rodion Shchedrin
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, Lev Vlassenko
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, Regina Shamvili
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, Shoshana Rudiakov
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, Mikhail Rudy
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, Vladimir Feltsman
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, Mūza Rubackytė
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, Ilze Graubin
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, and Arnis Zandmanis
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.
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. In the 1960s and 1970s, Flier began to perform in Europe. During his concert tour in the USA he performed Sergei Rachmaninoff
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's Third Piano Concerto with the New York Philharmonic conducted by Leonard Bernstein
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.
He died in 1977 in Moscow
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, aged 65.
Awards
Flier was awardedPeople's Artist of the USSR
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in 1966.
Flier won the National USSR piano competition, The Vienna International Competition (1936) and The Eugene Ysaÿe Brussels International Competition (1938).
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Flier, Yakov 1912 births 1977 deaths People from Orekhovo-Zuyevo Russian Jews Jewish classical pianists Russian classical pianists Male classical pianists Prize-winners of the Queen Elisabeth Competition People's Artists of the USSR 20th-century classical pianists 20th-century classical musicians Soviet classical pianists 20th-century Russian male musicians Burials at Kuntsevo Cemetery