Yuri Bukov
Juri Bukow (also Youri Boukoff ; Bulgarian Юри Буков ; born May 1, 1923 in Sofia , Bulgaria , † January 8, 2006 in Paris , France ) was a Bulgarian pianist .
Life
Bukov was born in Sofia on May 1, 1923. At the age of 15 he received his first international award and a scholarship from the Conservatoire de Paris , where he became a student of Yves Nat . In the 1940s he met important artists such as the orchestra leader George Enescu and the pianists Edwin Fischer and Marguerite Long . He was the first European pianist to tour China . In the last years of his life, Bukow largely withdrew from the public .
His recording of Chopin's Etudes op.10 is fabulous .
Awards
- 1947 Concours de Genève
- 1949 Marguerite Long
- 1951 Diemer
- 1952 Queen Elisabeth
Individual evidence
- ↑ "Concours de Genève" (website, fr)
Web links
- Yury Boukoff's sound carrier in the catalog of the German National Library
- "Mort du pianiste Yuri Boukoff" on abeilleinfo.com, as of January 9, 2006, fr
- "Conservatoire de Paris" (website of the Conservatoire de Paris, fr)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bukov, Yuri |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Boukoff, Yuri |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bulgarian pianist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 1, 1923 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sofia , Bulgaria |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 8, 2006 |
| Place of death | Paris , France |