Grigory Ginsburg
Grigory Ginsburg · Arts & Literature
Classical pianist
1904, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia — 1961, Moscow, Soviet Union (Russia)
Soviet Union
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Grigory Ginzburg, a Jewish-born Russian pianist, studied under Alexander Goldenweiser at the Moscow Conservatory and won fourth prize at the first International Chopin Competition in Warsaw in 1927. He became a leading professor at the conservatory and one of the most refined virtuosos of the Soviet school, admired for a Liszt-like touch and for his art of piano transcription. His playing and teaching shaped generations of Soviet pianists.
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Classical pianist
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