Heinrich Gustavovich Neuhaus (April 12, 1888 – October 10, 1964) was a Soviet pianist and pedagogue of German extraction. April 12 is the 102nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (103rd in leap years). ... 1888 is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... October 10 is the 283rd day of the year (284th in Leap years). ... 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) (Russian: (СССР)  listen; tr. ... A pianist is a person who plays the piano. ...

He was born in Kirovohrad (then Elizavetgrad). While his parents were both piano teachers, he was largely self-taught. The biggest influences on his early artistic development came from his cousin Karol Szymanowski and especially his uncle Felix Blumenfeld on his visits to his sisters' home. In 1902 he gave a recital in Elizavetgrad with the 11-year-old Misha Elman and in 1904 gave concerts in Dortmund, Bonn, Cologne and Berlin. Later he studied with Leopold Godowsky in Berlin and from 1909 until outbreak of World War I at his master classes in Vienna Academy of Music. In 1914 he started teaching in Kirovohrad and later Tbilisi (Tiflis) and Kiev. At this time he halted his concert career in the interests of his pedagogical activities. In 1922 began teaching at the Moscow Conservatory where he was also director between 1935 and 1937. Amongst his pupils there were Emil Gilels, Radu Lupu, Sviatoslav Richter and Yakov Zak. He was made People's Artist of the RSFSR in 1956. Kirovohrad emblem Kirovohrad flag Kirovohrad (Кіровоград) is a city in Ukraine, population 239,400 (2004). ... This article is about the modern musical instrument. ... Karol Maciej Szymanowski (October 6, 1882 - March 29, 1937) was a Polish composer and pianist. ... 1902 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1904 is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Map of Germany showing Dortmund Dortmund is a city in Germany, located in the Bundesland of North Rhine-Westphalia, in the Ruhr area. ... Bonn is a city in Germany (Population (2004 est): 313,605 ; the 19th largest city in Germany), in the Bundesland of North Rhine-Westphalia, located about 20 kilometres south of Cologne on the river Rhine. ... Cologne skyline at night. ... Berlin (pronounced: , German ) is the capital of Germany and its largest city, with 3,426,000 inhabitants (as of January 2005); down from 4. ... Leopold Godowsky (Leopold Godowski) (February 13, 1870–November 21, 1938) was a Polish pianist, composer, and teacher. ... Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ... Kirovohrad emblem Kirovohrad flag Kirovohrad (Кіровоград) is a city in Ukraine, population 239,400 (2004). ... Tbilisi downtown Tbilisi (Georgian თბილისი) — also known by its old Russian name Tiflis — is the capital city of the country Georgia, located on the shore of Kura (Mtkvari) river, at 41°43′ N 44°47′ E. The city covers an area of 350 km² (135 square miles) and has more... Kiev (Київ, Kyiv, in Ukrainian; Киев, Kiev, in Russian) is the capital and largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper river. ... 1922 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The Moscow Conservatory is a prominent music school in Russia. ... 1935 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1937 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Emil Grigoryevich Gilels (Э́миль Григо́рьевич Ги́лельс) (October 19, 1916 – October 14, 1985) was a Ukrainian classical pianist of the Soviet era. ... Sviatoslav Teofilovich Richter (Святосла́в Теофи́лович Ри́хтер) (March 20, 1915 – August 1, 1997) was a Soviet pianist of German extraction. ... 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday. ...

Neuhaus was widely hailed for the poetic magnetism of his playing and for his artistic refinement and wide culture. His book The Art of Piano Playing (1958) has become one of the most read and revered treatments of the subject.