About Gleb Axelrod
Lived 1923 – 2003 (aged 79). Gleb Axelrod was a Russian pianist, music educator and musician.
Gleb Borisovich Axelrod (; 11 October 1923 in Moscow – 2 October 2003 in Hannover; also spelled Gleb Akselrod) was a Russian pianist.
He was a disciple of Grigory Ginzburg. Axelrod won, ex-aequo with Marina Slesaryeva, the II piano edition of the Prague Spring Festival Competition (1951). In 1955, he obtained a 4th prize at the Concours Long-Thibaud, and two years later he placed second at the inaugural Vianna da Motta Competition. He subsequently held a professorship at the Moscow Conservatory.
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Who was Gleb Axelrod?
Russian-Soviet pianist (1923-2003)
When was Gleb Axelrod born?
Gleb Axelrod was born on 11 October 1923 in Moscow.
When did Gleb Axelrod die?
Gleb Axelrod died on 2 October 2003 in Hanover.
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Gleb Axelrod was a pianist, music educator and musician.
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Gleb Axelrod was Russian.
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