Gregor Piatigorsky
Gregor Piatigorsky · Arts & Literature
Cellist and teacher who premiered numerous concertos written for him
1903, Ekaterinoslav, Russian Empire (now Dnipro, Ukraine) — 1976, Los Angeles, California, USA
Russia · Germany · United States
Gregor Piatigorsky is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Cellist and teacher who premiered numerous concertos written for him
Gregor Piatigorsky was one of the twentieth century's foremost cellists and a devoted teacher for whom composers including Prokofiev, Walton and Hindemith wrote or dedicated works, and who partnered Horowitz and Heifetz in celebrated chamber recordings. He fled Soviet Russia and built an international career. He was Jewish.
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Cellist and teacher who premiered numerous concertos written for him
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Music
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