Irina Zaritskaya

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Irina Zaritskaya (also Irina Andrievsky (wedding name), Russian Ирина Зарицкая , scientific transliteration Irina Zarickaja , born May 2, 1939 in Kiev ; † July 30, 2001 in London ) was a Ukrainian-British classical pianist. In 1960 she won second prize at the 6th International Chopin Competition in Warsaw, only a small margin from the first winner, Maurizio Pollini .

life and work

Irina Zaritskaya began playing the piano at the Children's Music School in Kiev and studied there until 1953. She continued her studies at the Central Special Music School at the Moscow Conservatory with Tatiana Kestner . She graduated in 1958 and went to the Moscow Conservatory, where she was accepted into the class of Jakow Zak . She received her Abitur in 1963. In 1960 she won the 2nd prize at the Chopin Competition in Warsaw and received two special prizes, that of the Polish Radio for the best mazurka performance and the Chopin Prize for the best polonaise performance.

For many years Zaritskaya only performed in the Soviet Union. She has performed with the best orchestras and conductors in the country, including Kirill Kondrashin , Rudolf Barshai and Natan Rakhlin . In 1961 she performed in Warsaw and played Beethoven's 4th piano concerto in G major as well as six preludes in a matinée and Chopin's sonata in B flat minor and Kabalevsky's 3rd piano sonata.

In 1972 Zaritskaya emigrated to Israel with her family. She worked for the Rubin Academy of Music both as a piano teacher and as a concert pianist. In 1985 she moved to England and settled in London. She has appeared occasionally with the London Symphony Orchestra , the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra , the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and the violinist Boris Belkin . She mainly focused on teaching at the Royal College of Music , the Menuhin School and the Purcell School .

Zaritskaya gave her last concert on August 9, 1995 at the 50th International Chopin Festival in Duszniki, where she performed works by Scriabin, Prokofiev, Kabalewski and Chopin. Zaritskaya was married to the Ukrainian violinist and professor at the Royal College of Music Felix Andrievsky .

literature

  • Stanisław Dybowski (Instytut Fryderyka Chopina): Irina Zaritskaya. Retrieved September 30, 2018 .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Atlantic Cost Orchestra Music Festival (Portugal): Felix Andrievsky. Retrieved September 30, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Zaritskaya, Irina
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Andrievsky, Irina; Ирина Зарицкая
BRIEF DESCRIPTION ukrainian-british classical pianist
DATE OF BIRTH May 2, 1939
PLACE OF BIRTH Kiev
DATE OF DEATH July 30, 2001
Place of death London