American Cellist Gregor Piatigorsky Died On This Day in 1976 [ON-THIS-DAY]

Russian-born American cellist Gregor Piatigorsky died on this day in 1976 – aged 73.

A student of Alfred von Glehn and Anatoliy Brandukov, Maestro Piatigorsky served coveted teaching positions at the Curtis Institute of Music and the University of Southern California – and was once labelled by legendary pedagogue Ivan Galamian as “the greatest string player of all time”.

GREGOR PIATIGORSKY & RALPH BERKOWITZ | SCHUBERT | THEME AND VARIATIONS

Ravel: Piano Trio in A Minor No. 1 - Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No. 1 in D Minor (Original Album 1950)

Gregor Piatigorsky

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Arthur Rubinstein

Release Date: October 12, 2012

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