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Sitkovetsky, Yulian: Art of Yulian Sitkovetsky (The), Vol. 5

1/1/2006, 7 Tracks, 1:08:49

Featuring

  • Alexander Gauk
  • Julian Sitkovetsky
  • Aram Khachaturian
  • USSR State Radio and TV Symphony Orchestra
  • Dmitri Shostakovich

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Performer Biography

Yulian Sitkovetsky married Bella Davidovich, a highly talented pianist and the youngest winner of the 1949 Chopin International Piano Competition in Warsaw.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Yulian Sitkovetsky founded the Tchaikovsky String Quartet with Anton Sharoev (second violin), Rudolf Barshai (viola), and Yakov Slobodkin (cello).

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Yulian Sitkovetsky died in Moscow in 1958 at the age of 32 from lung cancer, despite efforts by friends and colleagues including Isaac Stern and Queen Elisabeth of Belgium to help with medical assistance.

Source: Booklet

Recording & Production

This album features the first release live recording of the Shostakovich and Khachaturian Violin Concertos by Yulian Sitkovetsky.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Yulian Sitkovetsky, the violinist on this album, was one of three winners of the 1945 All Soviet Union Young Performers Competition, alongside Sviatoslav Richter (pianist) and Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist).

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Yulian Sitkovetsky received the Gold Medal (II Prize) at the prestigious Queen Elisabeth of Belgium Violin Competition in Brussels in 1955.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Yulian Sitkovetsky premiered important works by major Soviet composers such as Nikolai Rakov, Mark Milman, and Albert Lehman.

Source: Booklet

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