Sitkovetsky, Yulian: Art of Yulian Sitkovetsky (The), Vol. 2
1/1/2006, 12 Tracks, 1:07:50
Featuring
Julian Sitkovetsky
Bella Davidovich
Nahum Walter
Andrey Mitnik
Vladimir Yampolsky
Henri Vieuxtemps
Henryk Wieniawski
Camille Saint-Saëns
Eugène Ysaÿe
Pablo de Sarasate
Moritz Moszkowski
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Recording & Production
This album features recordings by Yulian Sitkovetsky, including the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto taken from the final round of the 1955 Queen Elisabeth Competition.
Performer Biography
Yulian Sitkovetsky, the violinist on this album, was a winner of the All Soviet Union Young Performers Competition in 1945, alongside Sviatoslav Richter and Mstislav Rostropovich.
Performer Biography
Yulian Sitkovetsky married Bella Davidovich, a highly talented pianist and the youngest winner of the 1949 Chopin International Piano Competition.
Performer Biography
Yulian Sitkovetsky received the Gold Medal (II Prize) at the prestigious Queen Elisabeth of Belgium Violin Competition in Brussels in 1955.
Performer Biography
Yulian Sitkovetsky founded the Tchaikovsky String Quartet with Anton Sharoev (second violin), Rudolf Barshai (viola), and Yakov Slobodkin (cello).
Performer Biography
Yulian Sitkovetsky died at the age of 32 from lung cancer in 1958, despite efforts by friends and colleagues, including Isaac Stern and Queen Elisabeth of Belgium, to provide medical assistance.
Performer Biography
Yulian Sitkovetsky premiered important works by major Soviet composers such as Nikolai Rakov, Mark Milman, and Albert Lehman.
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