Andrei Wladimirowitsch Nikolski
Andrei Wladimirowitsch Nikolski ( Russian Андрей Владимирович Никольский , also transcribed Andrei Nikolsky ; * 1959 in Moscow ; † February 3, 1995 near Waterloo , Belgium) was a Russian pianist .
Career
Nikolsky took his first piano lessons at the age of five. In 1976 he began his studies at the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory , where he was taught by Heinrich Neuhaus and Lew Naumow , among others . He also studied with Hans Leygraf at the Mozarteum in Salzburg.
In 1979 Nikolsky won second prize at the Concours Long-Thibaud . In 1986 he received the Lilli-Lehmann Medal for his diploma examination in the subject “piano”, which he passed with distinction .
In 1987 he received first prize at the Concours Musical Reine Elisabeth . He became a Belgian national in 1988.
His repertoire focused on Prokofiev , Chopin and Liszt .
In 1995 Nikolsky died in a car accident near Waterloo in Belgium.
Web links
- Works by and about Andrei Wladimirowitsch Nikolski in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lev Naumov ( Memento from June 6, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 105 kB)
- ↑ mlwrx.com: Lehmann Prize Winner (accessed June 5, 2014)
- ↑ Prokofiev, Chopin
- ↑ Liszt
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Nikolski, Andrei Wladimirowitsch |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Никольский, Андрей Владимирович (Russian spelling); Nikolsky, Andrei |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian pianist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1959 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Moscow |
| DATE OF DEATH | 3rd February 1995 |
| Place of death | near Waterloo , Belgium |