Andrei Gavrilov or Andrej Vladimirovič Gavrilov (in Russian Андрей Владимирович Гаврилов, (born in Moscow, September 21, 1955) is a Russian pianist. Moscow (Russian: Москва́, Moskva, IPA: â–¶ (help· info)) is the capital of Russia, located on the river Moskva. ... September 21 is the 264th day of the year (265th in leap years). ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

His first piano teacher was his mother (herself a student of Heinrich Neuhaus). In 1961 he continued his studies at the music school in Moscow with Lew Naumow. In 1974, at the age of 19 years and still being the youngest in its category ever, he won the prestigious International Tchaikovsky Competition. In the same year he successfully substituted for Sviatoslav Richter at the Salzburg Festival. Heinrich Gustavovich Neuhaus (April 12, 1888 – October 10, 1964) was a Soviet pianist and pedagogue of German extraction. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... The International Tchaikovsky Competition is one of the most prestigious classical music competitions in the world. ... Sviatoslav Teofilovich Richter (Святосла́в Теофи́лович Ри́хтер) (March 20, 1915 – August 1, 1997) was a Soviet pianist of German extraction. ... The Salzburg Festival is a prominent music festival in the Austrian town of Salzburg, the birthplace of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. ...

A more detailed biography of Andrei Gavrilov, who is currently living with his family in Lucerne Switzerland since 2001, is revealed both in German and English by his management agency/impresario in Austria: http://www.rbartists.at/gavrilov.htm Location within Switzerland View of the city from Lake Lucerne Another view across Lake Lucerne The Lion Monument Lucerne (German: Luzern) is a city in Central Switzerland with a population of 60,274 (December 31, 2003), capital of the Canton of Lucerne. ...

An excellent example of Andrei Gavrilov's virtuosity on the piano is his stunning rendition of "La Campanella", a transcription by Lizst of one of Paganini's violin concertos. Here Liszt brilliantly recreates Paganini's violinistic acrobatics. His trills create bell-like sounds. It is a very difficult piece, one that requires the rapid playing of awkwardly placed chords while also making considerable use of repeated notes. La Campanella is a piano etude written by virtuoso pianist Franz Liszt as part of a series of the six Grandes Etudes de Paganini (Grand Paganini Etudes), S. 141. ... Franz Liszt (Hungarian; Liszt Ferenc) (October 22, 1811 – July 31, 1886) was a Hungarian virtuoso pianist and composer. ... Niccolò Paganini Niccolò Paganini, (Genoa, October 27, 1782 - Nice, May 27, 1840) was a violinist and composer. ...

Selected Discography

"La Campanella" as played by Andrei Gavrilov (an audiophile recording from 1977) has been recently re-released on CD by TOSHIBA-EMI CLASSICS Japan: TOCE-13215 (http://www.toshiba-emi.co.jp/classic/release/200511/toce13215.htm). Other (for any pianist extremely challenging) piano recitals by Andrei Gavrilov on this CD are: - Gaspard de la nuit (Kaspar of the Night); composed by Ravel - Islamey: an Oriental Fantasy; composed by Mily Balakirev - Six pieces for piano solo, Theme & variations, op. 19 no.6; composed by Tchaikovsky - Four pieces for piano, Suggestion diabolique, op.4 No.4; composed by Prokofiev. La Campanella is a piano etude written by virtuoso pianist Franz Liszt as part of a series of the six Grandes Etudes de Paganini (Grand Paganini Etudes), S. 141. ... An audiophile — literally, one who loves to hear — is a person dedicated to high-fidelity sound reproduction and achieving high-quality results in the recording and playback of music. ... Gaspard de la nuit: Trois Poemes pour Piano dapres Aloysius Bertrand is a piece for solo piano by Maurice Ravel. ... Islamey: an Oriental Fantasy is a piece of music written by the Russian composer, Mily Balakirev. ...

Balakirev's Islamey: an Oriental Fantasy has the reputation, in the opinion of Jeremy Nicholas writing in Gramophone (February, 2006), as "the most technically demanding piece in the piano repertoire." Gavrilov's "justly praised 1977 recording (of this piece) combines daring, musicality and textual fidelity of a rare order." Islamey: an Oriental Fantasy is a piece of music written by the Russian composer, Mily Balakirev. ...

EMI Switzerland lists a quite comprehensive discography of Andrei Gavrilov's at: http://www.emiclassics.ch/xml/6/3252077/discografie.html

However, Deutsche Grammophon has released 4 albums of Andrei Gavrilov as well; "search for" Andrei Gavrilov at: http://www.deutschegrammophon.com/