Richter, Sviatoslav (Teofilovich)

Richter, Sviatoslav (Teofilovich)
born March 20, 1915, Zhitomir, Ukraine, Russian Empire
died Aug. 1, 1997, Moscow, Russia

Ukrainian pianist of German descent.

He became accompanist to the Odessa Opera at age 15 and began conducting there at 18. In 1949, two years after he graduated from the Moscow Conservatory, he won the Stalin Prize. He toured Europe, China, Japan, and the U.S., becoming legendary for the powerful technique and fiery energy in his solo performances. Highly regarded as an accompanist and chamber player as well, he made celebrated trio recordings with Mstislav Rostropovich and David Oistrakh.

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Richter,Sviatoslav Teofilovich — Richter, Sviatoslav Teofilovich. 1915 1997. Ukranian born Soviet pianist noted for both his technique and his poetic sensibility. His diverse repertoire ranged from the Romantic symphonies of Schubert and Schumann to the modern works of Prokofiev …   Universalium

  • Richter, Sviatoslav (Teofílovich) — (20 mar. 1915, Zhitómir, Ucrania, Imperio ruso 1 ago. 1997, Moscú, Rusia). Pianista ucraniano de ascendencia alemana. A los 15 años se convirtió en pianista acompañante en la compañía de ópera de Odessa y a los 18 comenzó a dirigir la orquesta en …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Richter, Sviatoslav — ▪ 1998       Russian pianist (b. March 20, 1915, Zhitomir, Ukraine, Russian Empire d. Aug. 1, 1997, Moscow, Russia), was considered one of the preeminent pianists of the 20th century. Richter s distinctive playing managed to balance technical… …   Universalium

  • Sviatoslav Richter — Sviatoslav Richter. Sviatoslav Teofílovich Ríjter (en ruso: Святослав Теофилович Рихтер) (20 de marzo de 1915 – 1 de agosto de 1997) fue un pianista soviético, reconocido como uno de los grandes pianistas del siglo XX, célebre por la profundidad… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Richter — Richter, Burton Richter, Jean Paul Friedrich Richter, Jeremias Benjamin Richter, escala de * * * (as used in expressions) Richter, Conrad (Michael) Richter, Curt Paul Richter, escala de Richter, Gerhard …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Richter — /rik teuhr/; Ger. /rddikh teuhrdd/; Russ. /rddyeekh tyirdd/, n. 1. Burton, born 1931, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1976. 2. Conrad, 1890 1968, U.S. novelist. 3. Franz Xaver /ksah veuhrdd/, 1709 89, German composer, born in Moravia. 4 …   Universalium

  • Sviatoslav Richter — Infobox musical artist Name = Sviatoslav Richter Img size = 180 Background = non vocal instrumentalist Birth name = nowrap|Sviatoslav Teofilovich Richter Born = OldStyleDate|March 20|1915|March 7 Zhytomyr, Russian Empire (now Ukraine) Died =… …   Wikipedia

  • Richter — /rik teuhr/; Ger. /rddikh teuhrdd/; Russ. /rddyeekh tyirdd/, n. 1. Burton, born 1931, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1976. 2. Conrad, 1890 1968, U.S. novelist. 3. Franz Xaver /ksah veuhrdd/, 1709 89, German composer, born in Moravia. 4. Jean Paul… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Anatoliy Brandukov — Anatoliy Andreyevich Brandukov ( ru. Анатолий Андреевич Брандуков) (OldStyleDate|January 6|1859|December 25 1858ref label|A|a|noneru icon cite web |url=http://mirslovarei.com/content beo/Brandukov Anatolij Andreevich 1926.html |title=World… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”