Valery Afanassiev

Valery Afanassiev (born 8 September 1947) is a Russian pianist. ImageMetadata File history File links Afanassiev. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Afanassiev. ... September 8 is the 251st day of the year (252nd in leap years). ... 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... A pianist is a person who plays the piano. ...

Life

Valery Afanassiev was born in Moscow. He studied piano at the Moscow Conservatory with Emil Gilels and Yakov Zak. In 1969 he was prizewinner at the Bach Competition in Leipzig, three years later at the Concours Reine Elisabeth in Brussels. After a tour in Belgium, he decided to seek political asylum in the West and became a citizen of Belgium. Moscow (Russian: Москва́, IPA:   listen?) is the capital of Russia, located on the river Moskva. ... The Moscow Conservatory is a prominent music school in Russia. ... Emil Grigoryevich Gilels (Э́миль Григо́рьевич Ги́лельс) (October 19, 1916 – October 14, 1985) was a Ukrainian classical pianist of the Soviet era. ... Yakov Izrailevich Zak (November 20, 1913 - June 28, 1976) was a Russian pianist and teacher. ... 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... Map of Germany showing Leipzig   Leipzig? [ˈlaiptsɪç] (Polish; Sorbian/Lusatian: Lipsk) is the largest city in the federal state (Bundesland) of Saxony in Germany. ... Emblem of the Brussels-Capital Region Flag of The City of Brussels Brussels (Dutch: Brussel, French: Bruxelles, German: Brüssel) is the capital of Belgium and is considered by many to be the headquarters of the European Union, as two of its four main institutions have their headquarters in the...

Along with his musical activities Afanassiev is also author of novels. He lives in Versailles. Versailles, formerly the capital city of the kingdom of France, is now a wealthy suburb of Paris and is still an important administrative and judicial center. ...

Repertoire

In Germany Afanassiev was first known as a duet partner of Gidon Kremer in chamber music performances. His interpretations of works of Franz Schubert, Ludwig van Beethoven and others are regarded as unusual and unconventional due to his striving for utmost expressiveness. Gidon Kremer (born February 27, 1947) is a Latvian violinist and conductor. ... Franz Schubert Franz Peter Schubert (January 31, 1797 – November 19, 1828), was an Austrian composer. ... Ludwig van Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven (baptized December 17, 1770; died March 26, 1827) was a German composer of classical music, who predominantly lived in Vienna, Austria. ...