Pavel Alexejewitsch Serebryakov

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Pawel Alexejewitsch Serebrjakov ( Russian Павел Алексеевич Серебряков , scientific transliteration Pavel Alekseevič Serebrjakov ; born February 28, 1909 in Tsaritsyn ; † August 17, 1977 in Leningrad ) was a Russian pianist and music teacher .

life and work

Serebryakov was born in February 1909 into a family of musicians. His father, a graduate of the Moscow Conservatory , and mother were both singers. In 1923 he completed his training at the music school in Tsaritsyn. In 1928 he faced an entrance examination at the Leningrad Conservatory led by Alexander Glazunov . He was accepted into the piano class of Leonid Nikolajew and completed his basic training there in 1930. Until 1932 he improved his game in a graduate training with Nikolajew. Local critics praised the young pianist's passionate playing and artistic vision. In an absolutely outstanding field of participants, Serebryakov achieved an outstanding second place at the first national piano competition in Moscow in 1933. As a result, Serebryakov went on extensive all-Soviet tours. It was only from the mid-1950s that he was able to give concerts abroad.

Serebryakov also turned out to be an excellent teacher. In addition, apart from a 10-year artistic sabbatical, he headed the Leningrad Conservatory from 1938 to 1951 and from 1961 to 1967. During this 10-year sabbatical he worked on the piano works of several modern composers.

Serebryakov was distinguished by his dual talent as an outstanding piano teacher and very good music institute manager. As a teacher, he brought forth numerous famous piano students. As a manager, he straightened things out for the better at the Leningrad Conservatory after his absence.

Awards

Serebryakov was awarded the Order of Lenin in 1961 and the Order of the Red Banner of Labor in 1969. The Volgograd Art Institute is named after him. An international piano competition has been held in this institute since 1996.

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  1. ↑ a b Russian-language Wikipedia.
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g narnecropol.narod.ru.
  3. ↑ a b c d e f g h i Olga Fyodorova.
personal data
SURNAME Serebryakov, Pavel Alexejewitsch
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Серебряко́в, Па́вел Алексе́евич
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Russian pianist and music teacher
DATE OF BIRTH February 28, 1909
PLACE OF BIRTH Tsaritsyn
DATE OF DEATH 17th August 1977
Place of death Leningrad