Sitkovetsky, Yulian: Art of Yulian Sitkovetsky (The), Vol. 1
1/1/2006, 12 Tracks, 1:15:26
Featuring
Julian Sitkovetsky
Bella Davidovich
Vladimir Yampolsky
Johann Sebastian Bach
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Giuseppe Tartini
Niccolò Paganini
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Performer Biography
Yulian Sitkovetsky's wife, Bella Davidovich, is a highly talented pianist and the youngest winner of the 1949 Chopin International Piano Competition in Warsaw.
Performer Biography
Yulian Sitkovetsky died tragically young at age 32 from lung cancer in 1958, despite efforts by friends and Queen Elisabeth of Belgium to provide medical assistance.
Performer Biography
Yulian Sitkovetsky, the violinist on this album, was considered by Yehudi Menuhin to be the greatest violinist he had ever heard.
Performer Biography
Yulian Sitkovetsky began violin lessons at age four and performed the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto with the Kiev Symphony Orchestra at age nine.
Performer Biography
Yulian Sitkovetsky was one of three winners, alongside Sviatoslav Richter and Mstislav Rostropovich, at the 1945 All Soviet Union Young Performers Competition.
Recording & Production
This album features recordings made between 1952 and 1954, including works by Bach, Mozart, Tartini-Kreisler, and Paganini.
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