biography
| name: |
Piatigorsky, Gregor
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pronunciation:
[pyatigaw(r)skee]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1903–76)
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| biography:
| Cellist, born in Dnepropetrovsk (formerly Yekaterinoslav), EC Ukraine. He gave concerts throughout Russia at the age of nine, and studied at the Moscow Conservatory. He was principal cellist of the Moscow Imperial Opera (1919–21), first cellist with the Warsaw (1921–3) and Berlin (1924–8) Philharmonic Orchestras, then embarked on a solo career. After touring internationally, he made his US debut in 1929. Recital partners included Horowitz and Rachmaninov, and many works were composed for him. A US citizen from 1942, he taught at at the Curtis Institute, Philadelphia, and at several universities. |
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