100 Notable alumni of
Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory

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Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory is 107th in the world, 39th in Europe, and 3rd in Russia by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 100 notable alumni from Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.

  1. Sergei Rachmaninoff

    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Years
    1873-1943 (aged 70)
    Enrolled in Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory
    Studied in 1885-1892
    Occupations
    composerconductorpianistvirtuosomusicologist
    Biography

    Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff was a Russian composer, virtuoso pianist, and conductor. Rachmaninoff is widely considered one of the finest pianists of his day and, as a composer, one of the last great representatives of Romanticism in Russian classical music. Early influences of Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, and other Russian composers gave way to a thoroughly personal idiom notable for its song-like melodicism, expressiveness, dense contrapuntal textures, and rich orchestral colours. The piano is featured prominently in Rachmaninoff's compositional output and he used his skills as a performer to fully explore the expressive and technical possibilities of the instrument.

  2. Andrei Konchalovsky

    Andrei Konchalovsky
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1937-.. (age 88)
    Enrolled in Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory
    Studied in 1957-1959
    Occupations
    actorscreenwriterfilm producermemoiristfilm director
    Biography

    Andrei Sergeyevich Konchalovsky OZO is a Soviet and Russian filmmaker. He has worked in Soviet, Hollywood, and contemporary Russian cinema. He is a laureate of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", a National Order of the Legion of Honour, an Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters, a Cavalier of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic and a People's Artist of the RSFSR. He is the son of writer Sergey Mikhalkov, and the brother of filmmaker Nikita Mikhalkov.

  3. Aram Khachaturian

    Aram Khachaturian
    Born in
    Georgia Flag Georgia
    Years
    1903-1978 (aged 75)
    Enrolled in Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory
    Studied in 1929-1934
    Studied in 1934-1936
    Occupations
    pianistmusicologistuniversity teachermusic educatorclassical composer
    Biography

    Aram Ilyich Khachaturian was a Soviet Armenian composer and conductor. He is considered one of the leading Soviet composers.

  4. Nikolay Baskov

    Nikolay Baskov
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1976-.. (age 49)
    Occupations
    showmanuniversity teacherprofessorpresentertelevision presenter
    Biography

    Nikolay Victorovich Baskov is a Russian tenor who performs in both operatic and popular-music styles. His honors include commendations as Meritorious Artist and People's Artist of the Russian Federation.

  5. Alexander Scriabin

    Alexander Scriabin
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1871-1915 (aged 44)
    Occupations
    composeruniversity teacherpianist
    Biography

    Alexander Nikolayevich Scriabin was a Russian composer and pianist. Before 1903, Scriabin was greatly influenced by the music of Frédéric Chopin and composed in a relatively tonal, late-Romantic idiom. Later, and independently of his influential contemporary Arnold Schoenberg, Scriabin developed a much more dissonant musical language that had transcended usual tonality but was not atonal, which accorded with his personal brand of metaphysics. Scriabin found significant appeal in the concept of Gesamtkunstwerk as well as synesthesia, and associated colours with the various harmonic tones of his scale, while his colour-coded circle of fifths was also inspired by theosophy. He is often considered the main Russian symbolist composer and a major representative of the Russian Silver Age.

  6. Aleksandra Pakhmutova

    Aleksandra Pakhmutova
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1929-.. (age 96)
    Enrolled in Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory
    Studied in 1948-1953
    Occupations
    composerpianistfilm score composer
    Biography

    Aleksandra Nikolayevna Pakhmutova is a Soviet and Russian composer. She has remained one of the best-known figures in Soviet and later Russian popular music since she first achieved fame in her homeland in the 1960s. She was awarded the People's Artist of the USSR in 1984.

  7. Dmitry Malikov

    Dmitry Malikov
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1970-.. (age 55)
    Occupations
    television presenterpianistcomposeractorpresenter
    Biography

    Dmitry Yurievich Malikov is a Russian singer, composer, occasional actor and a recent record producer.

  8. Mstislav Rostropovich

    Mstislav Rostropovich
    Born in
    Azerbaijan Flag Azerbaijan
    Years
    1927-2007 (aged 80)
    Occupations
    composermusic educatorcellistconductorpianist
    Biography

    Mstislav Leopoldovich Rostropovich was a Russian cellist and conductor. In addition to his interpretations and technique, he was well known for both inspiring and commissioning new works, which enlarged the cello repertoire more than any cellist before or since. He inspired and premiered over 100 pieces, forming long-standing friendships and artistic partnerships with composers including Dmitri Shostakovich, Sergei Prokofiev, Henri Dutilleux, Witold Lutosławski, Olivier Messiaen, Luciano Berio, Krzysztof Penderecki, Alfred Schnittke, Norbert Moret, Andreas Makris, Leonard Bernstein, Aram Khachaturian, and Benjamin Britten.

  9. Alfred Schnittke

    Alfred Schnittke
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1934-1998 (aged 64)
    Occupations
    musicianmusic educatorfilm score composercomposeruniversity teacher
    Biography

    Alfred Garrievich Schnittke was a Russian composer. Among the most performed and recorded composers of late 20th-century classical music, he is described by musicologist Ivan Moody as a "composer who was concerned in his music to depict the moral and spiritual struggles of contemporary man in [...] depth and detail."

  10. Sviatoslav Richter

    Sviatoslav Richter
    Born in
    Ukraine Flag Ukraine
    Years
    1915-1997 (aged 82)
    Occupations
    composerpianist
    Biography

    Sviatoslav Teofilovich Richter was a Soviet and Russian classical pianist. He is regarded as one of the greatest pianists of all time, and has been praised for the "depth of his interpretations, his virtuoso technique, and his vast repertoire".

  11. Rodion Shchedrin

    Rodion Shchedrin
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1932-.. (age 93)
    Enrolled in Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory
    Studied in 1950-1955
    Occupations
    music educatorlibrettistfilm score composercomposeruniversity teacher
    Biography

    Rodion Konstantinovich Shchedrin is a Soviet and Russian composer and pianist, winner of USSR State Prize (1972), the Lenin Prize (1984), and the State Prize of the Russian Federation (1992), and is a former member of the Inter-regional Deputies Group (1989–1991). He is also a citizen of Lithuania and Spain.

  12. Kyōhei Sorita

    Kyōhei Sorita
    Born in
    Japan Flag Japan
    Years
    1994-.. (age 31)
    Occupations
    pianist
    Biography

    Kyōhei Sorita is a Japanese classical pianist and conductor. In 2021, he won second prize, ex aequo, at the XVIII International Chopin Piano Competition, the highest prize for a Japanese-born pianist in the competition since Mitsuko Uchida's second prize in 1970.

  13. Vladimir Shainsky

    Vladimir Shainsky
    Born in
    Ukraine Flag Ukraine
    Years
    1925-2017 (aged 92)
    Enrolled in Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory
    Studied in 1945
    Occupations
    singermusic educatorfilm score composercomposerpianist
    Biography

    Vladimir Yakovlevich Shainsky was a Soviet and Russian composer. He was a recipient of the People's Artist of the RSFSR (1986).

  14. Denis Matsuev

    Denis Matsuev
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1975-.. (age 50)
    Occupations
    pianist
    Biography

    Denis Leonidovich Matsuev is a Russian pianist. Primarily a classical pianist, he also performs jazz occasionally.

  15. Lola Astanova

    Lola Astanova
    Born in
    Uzbekistan Flag Uzbekistan
    Years
    1982-.. (age 43)
    Occupations
    composerpianistrecord producer
    Biography

    Lola Astanova is an Uzbek-born American pianist.

  16. Vladimir Ashkenazy

    Vladimir Ashkenazy
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1937-.. (age 88)
    Occupations
    classical pianistcomposerpianistconductor
    Biography

    Vladimir Davidovich Ashkenazy is a Soviet-born Icelandic pianist, chamber music performer, and conductor. Ashkenazy has collaborated with well-known orchestras and soloists. In addition, he has recorded a large repertoire of classical and romantic works. His recordings have earned him seven Grammy Awards and Iceland's Order of the Falcon.

  17. Eduard Artemyev

    Eduard Artemyev
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1937-2022 (aged 85)
    Enrolled in Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory
    Studied in 1960
    Occupations
    composerfilm score composer
    Biography

    Eduard Nikolayevich Artemyev was a Soviet and Russian composer of electronic music and film scores. Outside of Russia, he is mostly known for his soundtracks for films such as At Home Among Strangers, Solaris, Siberiade, Mirror, Stalker, and Burnt by the Sun. He was awarded the title People's Artist of Russia in 1999.

  18. Galina Vishnevskaya

    Galina Vishnevskaya
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1926-2012 (aged 86)
    Enrolled in Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory
    Studied in 1966
    Occupations
    biographermusic educatoropera singertheatrical directoropera director
    Biography

    Galina Pavlovna Vishnevskaya was a Russian soprano opera singer and recitalist who was named a People's Artist of the USSR in 1966. She was the wife of cellist Mstislav Rostropovich, and mother to their two daughters, Olga and Elena Rostropovich.

  19. Maksim Dunayevsky

    Maksim Dunayevsky
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1945-.. (age 80)
    Enrolled in Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory
    Studied in 1970
    Occupations
    presentertelevision presenterfilm score composerconductorcomposer
    Biography

    Maksim Isaakovich Dunayevsky is a Soviet and Russian composer. People's Artist of Russia (2006). He is the artistic director and chairman of the artistic council of the Moscow Regional Philharmonic since 2015.

  20. David Oistrakh

    David Oistrakh
    Born in
    Ukraine Flag Ukraine
    Years
    1908-1974 (aged 66)
    Occupations
    music educatorviolinistconductoruniversity teacherviolist
    Biography

    David Fyodorovich Oistrakh was a Soviet Russian violinist, violist, and conductor. He was also Professor at the Moscow Conservatory, People's Artist of the USSR (1953), and Laureate of the Lenin Prize (1960).

  21. Ivo Pogorelić

    Ivo Pogorelić
    Born in
    Serbia Flag Serbia
    Years
    1958-.. (age 67)
    Occupations
    pianistacademic musician
    Biography

    Ivo Pogorelić is a Croatian pianist. He is known for his sometimes unorthodox interpretations, which have brought him a sizable following and both praise and criticism from musical experts. A musician of wide repertoire, his recordings include works by a variety of composers from the early 18th through 20th centuries.

  22. Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov

    Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1883-1946 (aged 63)
    Occupations
    composermusic educatorconductormilitary personnelchoir director
    Biography

    Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov was a Soviet and Russian composer and founder of the Alexandrov Ensemble, who wrote the music for the State Anthem of the Soviet Union, which in 2000 became the national anthem of Russia (with new lyrics). During his career, he also worked as a professor of the Moscow Conservatory, and became a Doctor of Arts. His work was recognized by the awards of the title of People's Artist of the USSR and two Stalin Prizes.

  23. Lyubov Kazarnovskaya

    Lyubov Kazarnovskaya
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1956-.. (age 69)
    Occupations
    opera singeractor
    Biography

    Lyubov Yurievna Kazarnovskaya is a Russian operatic soprano who has sung leading roles in opera houses around the world. She has recorded for Deutsche Grammophon, Philips, and Naxos Records, amongst others. She has her own music show on Russian television and a weekly one-hour radio program, "Vocalissimo", on Radio Orphej.

  24. Dmitri Kabalevsky

    Dmitri Kabalevsky
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1904-1987 (aged 83)
    Occupations
    politicianuniversity teacherpianistmusicologistmusic educator
    Biography

    Dmitry Borisovich Kabalevsky was a Soviet composer, conductor, pianist and pedagogue of Russian gentry descent.

  25. Vladimir Spivakov

    Vladimir Spivakov
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1944-.. (age 81)
    Occupations
    violinistmusic educatorconductor
    Biography

    Vladimir Teodorovich Spivakov is a Soviet and Russian conductor and violinist best known for his work with the Moscow Virtuosi chamber orchestra.

  26. Alexey Rybnikov

    Alexey Rybnikov
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1945-.. (age 80)
    Enrolled in Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory
    Studied in 1962-1967
    Occupations
    composerfilm score composer
    Biography

    Alexey Lvovich Rybnikov is a modern Russian composer.

  27. Gidon Kremer

    Gidon Kremer
    Born in
    Latvia Flag Latvia
    Years
    1947-.. (age 78)
    Occupations
    musicianconductorviolinistactor
    Biography

    Gidon Kremer is a Latvian classical violinist, artistic director, and founder of Kremerata Baltica.

  28. Sofiä Ğobäydullinä

    Sofiä Ğobäydullinä
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1931-.. (age 94)
    Enrolled in Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory
    Studied in 1954-1963
    Occupations
    composerclassical pianistfilm score composer
    Biography

    Sofia Asgatovna Gubaidulina is a Soviet-Russian composer and an established international figure. Major orchestras around the world have commissioned and performed her works. She is considered one of the foremost Russian composers of the second half of the 20th century along with Alfred Schnittke and Edison Denisov.

  29. Mischa Maisky

    Mischa Maisky
    Born in
    Latvia Flag Latvia
    Years
    1948-.. (age 77)
    Occupations
    cellist
    Biography

    Mischa Maisky is a Soviet-born Israeli cellist.

  30. Emil Gilels

    Emil Gilels
    Born in
    Ukraine Flag Ukraine
    Years
    1916-1985 (aged 69)
    Occupations
    music educatorpianist
    Biography

    Emil Grigoryevich Gilels was a Soviet pianist. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest pianists of all time. His sister Elizabeth, three years his junior, was a violinist. His daughter Elena became a pianist.

  31. Reinhold Glière

    Reinhold Glière
    Born in
    Ukraine Flag Ukraine
    Years
    1874-1956 (aged 82)
    Enrolled in Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory
    1894-1900 studied music composing, music theory, and violin performance
    Occupations
    film score composerchoreographerpianistuniversity teachercomposer
    Biography

    Reinhold Moritzevich Glière, born Reinhold Ernest Glier, was a Russian and Soviet composer of German and Polish descent. He was awarded the title of People's Artist of RSFSR (1935) and People's Artist of USSR (1938).

  32. Arno Babajanian

    Arno Babajanian
    Born in
    Armenia Flag Armenia
    Years
    1921-1983 (aged 62)
    Enrolled in Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory
    Studied in 1948
    Occupations
    film score composercomposerpianistmusic educator
    Biography

    Arno Harutyuni Babajanian was a Soviet and Armenian composer and pianist. He was made a People's Artist of the USSR in 1971

  33. Yury Bashmet

    Yury Bashmet
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1953-.. (age 72)
    Occupations
    public figuremusic educatorviolinistconductorviolist
    Biography

    Yuri Abramovich Bashmet is a Russian conductor, violinist, and violist.

  34. Hibla Gerzmava

    Hibla Gerzmava
    Born in
    Georgia Flag Georgia
    Years
    1970-.. (age 55)
    Enrolled in Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory
    Studied in 1994
    Occupations
    opera singer
    Biography

    Hibla Leverasovna Gerzmava is an Abkhazian-Russian operatic soprano who currently resides in Moscow.

  35. Mikhail Pletnev

    Mikhail Pletnev
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1957-.. (age 68)
    Occupations
    composerpianistconductor
    Biography

    Mikhail Vasilievich Pletnev is a Russian pianist, conductor and composer.

  36. Yevgeny Krylatov

    Yevgeny Krylatov
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1934-2019 (aged 85)
    Occupations
    composerpianistfilm score composer
    Biography

    Yevgeny Pavlovich Krylatov was a Soviet and Russian composer who wrote songs for over 120 Soviet and Russian movies and animated films.

  37. Gara Garayev

    Gara Garayev
    Born in
    Azerbaijan Flag Azerbaijan
    Years
    1918-1982 (aged 64)
    Enrolled in Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory
    Studied in 1938-1946
    Occupations
    deputymusic educatorfilm score composercomposeruniversity teacher
    Biography

    Gara Abulfaz oghlu Garayev was a prominent Soviet Azerbaijani composer. Garayev wrote nearly 110 musical pieces, including ballets, operas, symphonic and chamber pieces, solos for piano, cantatas, songs, and marches, and rose to prominence not only in the Azerbaijan SSR, but also in the rest of the Soviet Union and worldwide.

  38. Sergei Ivanovich Taneyev

    Sergei Ivanovich Taneyev
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1856-1915 (aged 59)
    Occupations
    pianistmusic theoristuniversity teachercomposerwriter
    Biography

    Sergey Ivanovich Taneyev was a Russian composer, pianist, teacher of composition, music theorist and author.

  39. Radu Lupu

    Radu Lupu
    Born in
    Romania Flag Romania
    Years
    1945-2022 (aged 77)
    Occupations
    pianistmusician
    Biography

    Radu Lupu CBE was a Romanian pianist. He was widely recognized as one of the greatest pianists of his time.

  40. Dang Thai Son

    Dang Thai Son
    Born in
    Vietnam Flag Vietnam
    Years
    1958-.. (age 67)
    Occupations
    composerpiano teacherpianist
    Biography

    Đặng Thái Sơn is a Vietnamese and Canadian classical pianist. In 1980, he won the X International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw, becoming the first pianist from Asia to do so. He has received particular acclaim for the sonority and poetry in his interpretations of Chopin and the French repertoire.

  41. Antonina Miliukova

    Antonina Miliukova
    Years
    1848-1917 (aged 69)
    Occupations
    pianist
    Biography

    Antonina Ivanovna Miliukova was the wife of Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky from 1877 until his death in 1893. After marriage she was known as Antonina Tchaikovskaya.

  42. Nikolai Medtner

    Nikolai Medtner
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1880-1951 (aged 71)
    Occupations
    composeruniversity teacherpianist
    Biography

    Nikolai Karlovich Medtner was a Russian composer and pianist. After a period of comparative obscurity in the 25 years immediately after his death, he is now becoming recognized as one of the most significant Russian composers for the piano.

  43. Maxim Shostakovich

    Maxim Shostakovich
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1938-.. (age 87)
    Occupations
    pianistconductor
    Biography

    Maxim Dmitriyevich Shostakovich is a Soviet, Russian and American conductor and pianist. He is the second child of the composer Dmitri Shostakovich and Nina Varzar. His older sister is Galina Shostakovich. He is an Honored Artist of the RSFSR.

  44. Myroslav Skoryk

    Myroslav Skoryk
    Born in
    Ukraine Flag Ukraine
    Years
    1938-2020 (aged 82)
    Occupations
    composermusicologistmusic educator
    Biography

    Myroslav Mykhailovych Skoryk was a Ukrainian composer and teacher. His music is contemporary in style and contains stylistic traits from Ukrainian folk music traditions.

  45. Andrei Eshpai

    Andrei Eshpai
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1925-2015 (aged 90)
    Enrolled in Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory
    Studied in 1953
    Occupations
    film score composercomposerpianistmusic educator
    Biography

    Andrei Yakovlevich Eshpai was a Soviet composer. He was awarded the title of People's Artist of the USSR in 1981.

  46. Gennady Rozhdestvensky

    Gennady Rozhdestvensky
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1931-2018 (aged 87)
    Occupations
    composerpianistconductormusic educator
    Biography

    Gennady Nikolayevich Rozhdestvensky, CBE was a Soviet and Russian conductor, pianist, composer, and pedagogue.

  47. Alexander Malofeev

    Alexander Malofeev
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    2001-.. (age 24)
    Occupations
    pianist
    Biography

    Alexander Dmitrievitch Malofeev is a Russian pianist.

  48. Sergei Lemeshev

    Sergei Lemeshev
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1902-1977 (aged 75)
    Enrolled in Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory
    Studied in 1921-1925
    Occupations
    music educatoropera singerdirectortheatrical directorwriter
    Biography

    Sergei Yakovlevich Lemeshev was a Soviet and Russian opera singer and director. People's Artist of the USSR (1950).

  49. Nikolai Lugansky

    Nikolai Lugansky
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1972-.. (age 53)
    Occupations
    music educatorpianist
    Biography

    Nikolai Lvovich Lugansky is a Russian pianist.

  50. Heinrich Neuhaus

    Heinrich Neuhaus
    Born in
    Ukraine Flag Ukraine
    Years
    1888-1964 (aged 76)
    Occupations
    university teacherpianistmusicologistmusic educator
    Biography

    Heinrich Gustav Neuhaus was a Russian pianist and teacher. Part of a musical dynasty, he grew up in a Polish-speaking household. He taught at the Moscow Conservatory from 1922 to 1964. Neuhaus was also awarded the People's Artist of the RSFSR (1956).

  51. Boris Berezovsky

    Boris Berezovsky
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1969-.. (age 56)
    Occupations
    music educatorpianist
    Biography

    Boris Vadimovich Berezovsky is a Russian pianist.

  52. Leonid Kogan

    Leonid Kogan
    Born in
    Ukraine Flag Ukraine
    Years
    1924-1982 (aged 58)
    Occupations
    violinist
    Biography

    Leonid Borisovich Kogan was a preeminent Soviet violinist during the 20th century. Many consider him to be among the greatest violinists of the 20th century. In particular, he is considered to have been one of the greatest representatives of the Soviet School of violin playing.

  53. Samvel Yervinyan

    Samvel Yervinyan
    Born in
    Armenia Flag Armenia
    Years
    1966-.. (age 59)
    Occupations
    violinistcomposer
    Biography

    Samvel Yervinyan is an Armenian violinist and composer.

  54. Irina Gribulina

    Irina Gribulina
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1953-.. (age 72)
    Occupations
    film score composersingerpoetwritercomposer
    Biography

    Irina Yevgenevna Gribulina is a Russian pop singer, composer, poet. She was the winner of the Television Festival Pesnya goda' 87.

  55. Sakaria Paliashvili

    Sakaria Paliashvili
    Born in
    Georgia Flag Georgia
    Years
    1871-1933 (aged 62)
    Enrolled in Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory
    Studied in 1900-1903
    Occupations
    music educatorcomposer
    Biography

    Zacharia Petres dze Paliashvili, also known by his Russian name as Zachary Petrovich Paliashvili (Russian: Захарий Петрович Палиашви́ли, romanized: Zachariy Petrovich Paliashvili August 16, 1871 – October 6, 1933), was a Georgian composer. Regarded as one of the founders of Georgian classical music, his work is known for its eclectic fusion of folk songs and stories with 19th-century Romantic classical themes. He was the founder of the Georgian Philharmonic Society and later, the head of the Tbilisi State Conservatoire. The Georgian National Opera and Ballet Theater of Tbilisi was named in his honor in 1937. Notably, Paliashvili's music serves as the basis of the National Anthem of Georgia.

  56. Vladimir Martynov

    Vladimir Martynov
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1946-.. (age 79)
    Enrolled in Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory
    Studied in 1970
    Occupations
    composermusicologistmusic educator
    Biography

    Vladimir Ivanovich Martynov is a Russian composer, known for his compositions in the concerto, orchestral music, chamber music, and choral music genres.

  57. Tatiana Nikolayeva

    Tatiana Nikolayeva
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1924-1993 (aged 69)
    Occupations
    composermusic educatoruniversity teacherpianistmusicologist
    Biography

    Tatiana Petrovna Nikolayeva was a pianist, composer, and teacher from the Soviet Union.

  58. Dmitri Kogan

    Dmitri Kogan
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1978-2017 (aged 39)
    Occupations
    violinistmusician
    Biography

    Dmitri Pavlovich Kogan was a Russian violinist and an Honoured Artist of the Russian Federation.

  59. Elisabeth Leonskaja

    Elisabeth Leonskaja
    Born in
    Georgia Flag Georgia
    Years
    1945-.. (age 80)
    Occupations
    music educatorpianist
    Biography

    Elisabeth Leonskaja is a Soviet and Austrian pianist. She was trained in the Russian school of piano. She made an international career after she won the Enesco International Piano Competition in Bucharest in 1964, and has lived in Vienna since 1978.

  60. Yevgeny Svetlanov

    Yevgeny Svetlanov
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1928-2002 (aged 74)
    Occupations
    opinion journalistcomposerpianistconductor
    Biography

    Yevgeny Fyodorovich Svetlanov was a Soviet and Russian conductor, composer, and pianist.

  61. Irina Arkhipova

    Irina Arkhipova
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1925-2010 (aged 85)
    Occupations
    opinion journalistpoliticianopera singermusic educator
    Biography

    Irina Konstantinovna Arkhipova was a Soviet and Russian mezzo-soprano, and later contralto, opera singer. She sang leading roles first in Russia at the Sverdlovsk Opera and the Bolshoi Theatre, and then throughout Europe and in the United States. People's Artist of the USSR (1966) and Hero of Socialist Labour (1984).

  62. Eduard Khanok

    Eduard Khanok
    Born in
    Kazakhstan Flag Kazakhstan
    Years
    1940-.. (age 85)
    Occupations
    composersongwriter
    Biography

    Eduard Semyonovich Khanok is a Soviet and Belarusian musician and composer. Honored Worker of Culture of the Byelorussian SSR (1982). People's Artist of Belarus (1996).

  63. Edison Denisov

    Edison Denisov
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1929-1996 (aged 67)
    Enrolled in Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory
    1951-1956 studied composed musical work
    Occupations
    composeruniversity teacherfilm score composermathematicianmusicologist
    Biography

    Edison Vasilievich Denisov was a Russian composer in the so-called "Underground", "alternative" or "nonconformist" division of Soviet music.

  64. Gregor Piatigorsky

    Gregor Piatigorsky
    Born in
    Ukraine Flag Ukraine
    Years
    1903-1976 (aged 73)
    Occupations
    musiciancomposercellistmusic educator
    Biography

    Gregor Piatigorsky was a Russian-born American cellist.

  65. Vladimir Fedoseyev

    Vladimir Fedoseyev
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1932-.. (age 93)
    Occupations
    music educatorbayanistconductor
    Biography

    Vladimir Ivanovich Fedoseyev is a Soviet and Russian conductor, accordionist, teacher. People's Artist of the USSR (1980). Laureate of the USSR State Prize (1989) and the Glinka State Prize of the RSFSR (1970). Full Commander of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland". Artistic director and chief conductor of the Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra since 1974.

  66. Igor Oistrakh

    Igor Oistrakh
    Born in
    Ukraine Flag Ukraine
    Years
    1931-2021 (aged 90)
    Occupations
    university teacherconductorviolinistmusic educator
    Biography

    Igor Davidovich Oistrakh was a Soviet and Russian violinist. He was described by Encyclopædia Britannica as "noted for his lean, modernist interpretations".

  67. Alexander Gretchaninov

    Alexander Gretchaninov
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1864-1956 (aged 92)
    Enrolled in Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory
    Studied in 1890
    Occupations
    composerpianistconductormusic educator
    Biography

    Alexander Tikhonovich Gretchaninov was a Russian Romantic composer.

  68. Alexander Siloti

    Alexander Siloti
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1863-1945 (aged 82)
    Occupations
    composermusic educatorconductorpianistprofessor
    Biography

    Alexander Ilyich Siloti was a Russian virtuoso pianist, conductor, and composer.

  69. Zakhar Bron

    Zakhar Bron
    Born in
    Kazakhstan Flag Kazakhstan
    Years
    1947-.. (age 78)
    Occupations
    university teachermusicianviolinistmusic educator
    Biography

    Zakhar Bron is a Russian violinist and renowned pedagogue He has been living in Western Europe since 1989.

  70. Vladimir Krainev

    Vladimir Krainev
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1944-2011 (aged 67)
    Occupations
    university teacherfilm directorpianistmusic educator
    Biography

    Vladimir Krainev was a Russian pianist and professor of piano, People's Artist of the USSR.

  71. Tofig Guliyev

    Tofig Guliyev
    Born in
    Azerbaijan Flag Azerbaijan
    Years
    1917-2000 (aged 83)
    Occupations
    film score composercomposerpianistconductor
    Biography

    Tofig Alakbar oglu Guliyev was a Soviet and Azerbaijani composer, pianist, and conductor.

  72. Oscar Feltsman

    Oscar Feltsman
    Born in
    Ukraine Flag Ukraine
    Years
    1921-2013 (aged 92)
    Occupations
    composer
    Biography

    Oscar Borisovich Feltsman was a Ukrainian-born composer of Lithuanian Jewish descent. He was the father of Vladimir Feltsman.

  73. Leonid Kharitonov

    Leonid Kharitonov
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1933-2017 (aged 84)
    Occupations
    conductormilitary personnelopera singersinger
    Biography

    Leonid Mikhailovich Kharitonov was a Soviet and Russian bass-baritone (баритональный бас) singer. He was honored with People's Artist of the RSFSR and Honored Artist of RSFSR. In the West he was noted for his 1965 video of The Song of the Volga Boatmen.

  74. Eliso Virsaladze

    Eliso Virsaladze
    Born in
    Georgia Flag Georgia
    Years
    1942-.. (age 83)
    Occupations
    music educatorpianist
    Biography

    Eliso Virsaladze is a Georgian pianist.

  75. Kaj Chydenius

    Kaj Chydenius
    Born in
    Finland Flag Finland
    Years
    1939-2024 (aged 85)
    Enrolled in Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory
    Studied in 1981-1982
    Occupations
    composerpoliticiansinger
    Biography

    Kaj Oskar Chydenius was a Finnish musician and composer, probably best known for his left-wing political songs interpreted by various artists.

  76. Sergei Lyapunov

    Sergei Lyapunov
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1859-1924 (aged 65)
    Occupations
    university teachercomposerpianistmusic educator
    Biography

    Sergei Mikhailovich Lyapunov was a Russian composer, pianist and conductor.

  77. Kirill Kondrashin

    Kirill Kondrashin
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1914-1981 (aged 67)
    Occupations
    conductor
    Biography

    Kirill Petrovich Kondrashin was a Soviet and Russian conductor. People's Artist of the USSR (1972).

  78. Youri Egorov

    Youri Egorov
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1954-1988 (aged 34)
    Occupations
    pianist
    Biography

    Youri Aleksandrovich Egorov was a Soviet and Monegasque classical pianist.

  79. Veljo Tormis

    Veljo Tormis
    Born in
    Estonia Flag Estonia
    Years
    1930-2017 (aged 87)
    Occupations
    folkloristmusic educatorfilm score composerprofessorcomposer
    Biography

    Veljo Tormis was an Estonian composer, regarded as one of the great contemporary choral composers and one of the most important composers of the 20th century in Estonia. Internationally, his fame arises chiefly from his extensive body of choral music, which exceeds 500 individual choral songs, most of it a cappella. The great majority of these pieces are based on traditional ancient Estonian folksongs (regilaulud), either textually, melodically, or merely stylistically.

  80. Lazar Berman

    Lazar Berman
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1930-2005 (aged 75)
    Occupations
    pianist
    Biography

    Lazar Naumovich Berman was a Soviet Russian classical pianist, Honoured Artist of the RSFSR (1988). He was hailed for a huge, thunderous technique that made him a thrilling interpreter of Liszt and Rachmaninoff and a late representative of the grand school of Russian Romantic pianism. Emil Gilels described him as a "phenomenon of the musical world."

  81. Rudolf Barshai

    Rudolf Barshai
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1924-2010 (aged 86)
    Occupations
    violistconductor
    Biography

    Rudolf Borisovich Barshai was a Soviet and Russian conductor and violist.

  82. Lev Oborin

    Lev Oborin
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1907-1974 (aged 67)
    Occupations
    university teachercomposerpianistmusic educator
    Biography

    Lev Nikolayevich Oborin was a Soviet and Russian pianist, composer and pedagogue. He was the winner of the first International Chopin Piano Competition in 1927.

  83. Andrei Gavrilov

    Andrei Gavrilov
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1955-.. (age 70)
    Occupations
    pianistconductor
    Biography

    Andrei Gavrilov is a Russian-Swiss pianist.

  84. Olga Kern

    Olga Kern
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1975-.. (age 50)
    Occupations
    pianist
    Biography

    Olga Vladimirovna Kern is a Russian and American American classical pianist. She became a US citizen in 2016.

  85. Iosif Kotek

    Iosif Kotek
    Born in
    Ukraine Flag Ukraine
    Years
    1855-1885 (aged 30)
    Occupations
    composer
    Biography

    Iosif Iosifovich Kotek, also seen as Josef or Yosif, was a Russian violinist and composer remembered for his association with Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. He assisted Tchaikovsky with technical difficulties in the writing of the solo part in his Violin Concerto in D.

  86. Alexander Goedicke

    Alexander Goedicke
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1877-1957 (aged 80)
    Occupations
    composermusic educatororganistuniversity teacherpianist
    Biography

    Alexander Fyodorovich Goedicke was a Russian and Soviet composer and pianist.

  87. Dmitry Shishkin

    Dmitry Shishkin
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1992-.. (age 33)
    Occupations
    pianist
    Biography

    Dmitry Igorevich Shishkin, born on 12 February 1992, is a Russian classical pianist. He is best known for winning the 2nd prize at the XVI International Tchaikovsky Competition in 2019.

  88. Bella Davidovich

    Bella Davidovich
    Born in
    Azerbaijan Flag Azerbaijan
    Years
    1928-.. (age 97)
    Occupations
    university teachercomposerpianistmusic educator
    Biography

    Bella Mikhaylovna Davidovich is a Soviet and American pianist.

  89. Vissarion Shebalin

    Vissarion Shebalin
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1902-1963 (aged 61)
    Occupations
    composerconductorprofessormusic educator
    Biography

    Vissarion Yakovlevich Shebalin was a Soviet composer, music pedagogue. Rector of the Moscow Conservatory (1942-1948). People's Artist of the RSFSR (1947).

  90. Boris Alexandrovich Alexandrov

    Boris Alexandrovich Alexandrov
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1905-1994 (aged 89)
    Enrolled in Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory
    Studied in 1929
    Occupations
    composermusic educatormusicianconductorsongwriter
    Biography

    Boris Aleksandrovich Aleksandrov was a Soviet and Russian composer and, from 1946 to 1986, the second head of the Alexandrov Ensemble which was founded by his father, Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov. Aleksandrov reached the rank of Major-General and was awarded the order of Hero of Socialist Labour, the Lenin and Stalin Prize, and named People's Artist of the USSR.

  91. Emin Sabitoglu

    Emin Sabitoglu
    Born in
    Azerbaijan Flag Azerbaijan
    Years
    1937-2000 (aged 63)
    Occupations
    composer
    Biography

    Emin Sabitoglu was a Soviet Azerbaijani composer, author of a lot of well-known Azerbaijani songs and music for films. People's Artist of Azerbaijan.

  92. Yevgeny Brusilovsky

    Yevgeny Brusilovsky
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1905-1981 (aged 76)
    Occupations
    music educatorcomposer
    Biography

    Yevgeny Grigoryevich Brusilovsky was a Soviet and Russian composer who settled in Kazakhstan. He wrote the first Kazakh opera, co-wrote the music for the anthem of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic, and was a People's Artist of the Kazakh SSR.

  93. Vadym Kholodenko

    Vadym Kholodenko
    Born in
    Ukraine Flag Ukraine
    Years
    1986-.. (age 39)
    Occupations
    classical pianist
    Biography

    Vadym Tymurovych Kholodenko was a Ukrainian pianist who won the gold medal at the Fourteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition.

  94. Antonina Nezhdanova

    Antonina Nezhdanova
    Born in
    Ukraine Flag Ukraine
    Years
    1873-1950 (aged 77)
    Occupations
    opera singeruniversity teachermusic educator
    Biography

    Antonina Vasilyevna Nezhdanova was a Russian and Soviet lyric coloratura soprano.

  95. Tamara Milashkina

    Tamara Milashkina
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1934-2024 (aged 90)
    Occupations
    musicianopera singeranimator
    Biography

    Tamara Andreyevna Milashkina was a Russian lyric and dramatic soprano. A member of the Bolshoi Theatre from 1958 to 1989, she also appeared at La Scala in Milan, throughout Europe and at the Metropolitan Opera. She focused on roles by Tchaikovsky such as Lisa in Pique Dame and Tatyana in Eugene Onegin. She was the first Soviet soprano to be trained at the studio of La Scala in Milan, and her Italian repertoire included Verdi's Leonora in Il trovatore, Elisabetta in Don Carlo and Aida, and Puccini's Tosca.

  96. Sulkhan Tsintsadze

    Sulkhan Tsintsadze
    Born in
    Georgia Flag Georgia
    Years
    1925-1991 (aged 66)
    Occupations
    music educatorcomposer
    Biography

    Sulkhan Fyodorovich Tsintsadze was a Georgian composer known for his chamber music and his film scores.

  97. Natalia Gutman

    Natalia Gutman
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1942-.. (age 83)
    Occupations
    cellistuniversity teachermusic educator
    Biography

    Natalia Grigoryevna Gutman, PAU, is a Russian cellist. She began to study cello at the Moscow Music School with R. Sapozhnikov. She was later admitted to the Moscow Conservatory. She later studied with Mstislav Rostropovich.

  98. Alexander Vedernikov

    Alexander Vedernikov
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1964-2020 (aged 56)
    Occupations
    conductor
    Biography

    Alexander Alexandrovich Vedernikov was a Russian conductor. He held major posts with the Bolshoi Theatre the Odense Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Danish Opera, and the Mikhailovsky Theatre.

  99. Valeri Kikta

    Valeri Kikta
    Born in
    Ukraine Flag Ukraine
    Years
    1941-.. (age 84)
    Occupations
    composermusic educatorfilm score composer
    Biography

    Valeri Grigoryevich Kikta is a Russian classical composer, a professor of the Moscow Conservatory.

  100. Dmitry Masleev

    Dmitry Masleev
    Born in
    Russia Flag Russia
    Years
    1988-.. (age 37)
    Occupations
    pianist
    Biography

    Dmitry Masleev is a Russian pianist.