Sviatoslav Richter
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Country
Russia
Birth - Death
1915 - 1997
Occupation
Entertainment
Description
Classical pianist. Winner of the Stalin Prize (1949), and recipient of the Stalin and Lenin Prizes. The Richter/Chicago Brahms Second Concerto is considered one of the greatest recordings of the twentieth century.
See Also
Further Reading/Research
- https://www.npr.org/sections/deceptivecadence/2015/03/19/393778706/sviatoslav-richter-the-pianist-who-made-the-earth-move
- https://www.spectator.co.uk/2018/03/remembering-one-of-the-best-and-bitchiest-pianists-who-ever-lived/
- https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/27/arts/music/sviatoslav-richter-enigmatic-pianist-playing-with-contradictions.html