Mstislav Rostropovich

Mstislav Rostropovich

male, deceased (2007)
Mstislav Leopoldovich Rostropovich KBE, (March 27 1927 - April 27 2007), known to close friends as “Slava”, was a cellist and conductor. He was marr...
Gidon Kremer

Gidon Kremer

male, 62 years old
Gidon Kremer (born February 27, 1947) is a Latvian violinist and conductor. Kremer was born in Riga to parents of German-Jewish origin, his father...
Yuri Bashmet

Yuri Bashmet

male, 56 years old
Yuri Bashmet, was acclaimed "Best Album of 1998" by The Strad magazine, and was nominated for a Grammy Award. As a soloist and a conductor, Bashmet...
Mikhail Pletnev

Mikhail Pletnev

male, 52 years old
Mikhail Vasilievich Pletnev in Arkhangelsk, Russia is a pianist, conductor, and composer. He was born to a very musical family; his father played...
Vladimir Spivakov

Vladimir Spivakov

male, 65 years old
Vladimir Teodorovich Spivakov (born September 12 1944 in Ufa) is a leading Russian conductor and violinist best known for his work with the Moscow...
Aram Khachaturian

Aram Khachaturian

male, deceased (1978)
Aram Khachaturian was an Armenian composer whose works were often influenced by Armenian folk music.
Emil Gilels

Emil Gilels

male, deceased (1985)
Emil Grigoryevich Gilels (Russian: Эми́ль Григо́рьевич Ги́лельс, "Emi'li Grego'rievič Gi'lelis"; October 19 1916 – October 14 1985) was a Soviet...
Mischa Maisky

Mischa Maisky

male, 61 years old
Mischa Maisky (born January 10, 1948 in Riga) is a celebrated cellist who won 6th Prize at the Moscow International Tchaikovsky Competition in...
Heinrich Neuhaus

Heinrich Neuhaus

male, deceased (1964)
Heinrich Gustavovich Neuhaus was a Soviet pianist and pedagogue of German extraction. He was born in Kirovohrad (then Elizavetgrad), Ukraine....