Gilels
Americannoun
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For one thing, he’s a graduate of the Moscow Conservatory, where he studied with Heinrich Neuhaus, the famous teacher of Richter and Gilels.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 6, 2015
The difference now isn’t just that the Tehran orchestra playing a pathetic Peace and Friendship Symphony is such a far cry from Emil Gilels playing Beethoven’s Emperor concerto.
From New York Times ● Feb. 3, 2010
Although Berman has not played enough for fair comparison with Gilels and Richter, one wonders if either could present a better recital.
From Time Magazine Archive
Gilels was magisterial in both Prokofiev's brilliantly fertile Concerto No. 3 and his Second Sonata, but the exuberant, captivatingly melodic Piano Concerto No. 3, with composer Dmitri Kabalevski conducting, makes this reissue irresistible.
From Time Magazine Archive
In tears of emotion Pianist Emil Gilels grabbed Van as he came off the stage after playing Rachmaninoff's Third Concerto, bussed him soundly on both cheeks.
From Time Magazine Archive
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