Died 1997-08-01.
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Sviatoslav Richter
Sviatoslav Teofilovich Richter was a Soviet and Russian classical pianist. Widely considered one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century, he has been praised for the "depth of his interpretations, his virtuoso technique, and his vast repertoire".
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culture · Soviet pianist (1915–1997) · pianist · composer · painter · also Sviatoslav Richter, Sviatoslav Teofilovich Richter, Richter
Born 7 March 1915 · Died 1 August 1997 · Q124890
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1997· 1 entry
1996· 1 entry
Awarded State Prize of the Russian Federation (1996).
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1995· 2 entries
Awarded Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (1995).
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(two years before his death) and the documentary The Enigma was released in 1998
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1994· 1 entry
With the Japan Shinsei Symphony Orchestra conducted by his old friend Rudolf Barshai
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1992· 1 entry
Awarded honorary doctorate of Tours University (1992).
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1990· 1 entry
Won Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal (1990).
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1987· 1 entry
Awarded Glinka State Prize of the RSFSR (1987).
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1986· 3 entries
Awarded Léonie Sonning Music Prize (1986).
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Performed in the cities of Siberia and the Far East;
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Richter embarked on a six-month tour of Siberia with his beloved Yamaha piano, giving perhaps 150 recitals, at times performing in small towns that did not even have a concert hall
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1985· 1 entry
Awarded Order of Lenin (1985).
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1981· 1 entry
Richter initiated the international December Nights music festival, held at the Pushkin Museum, which after his death in 1997 was renamed December Nights of Sviatoslav Richter
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1977· 1 entry
Awarded honorary doctor of the University of Strasbourg-II (1977).
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1975· 2 entries
Awarded Hero of Socialist Labour (1975).
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Awarded Order of Lenin (1975).
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1970· 1 entry
Richter visited Japan for the first time, travelling across Siberia by railway and ship as he disliked flying
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1968· 1 entry
Awarded Robert Schumann Prize of the City of Zwickau (1968).
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1965· 1 entry
Awarded Order of Lenin (1965).
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1963· 1 entry
After searching in the Loire Valley, France, for a venue suitable for a music festival, Richter discovered La Grange de Meslay, several kilometres north of Tours
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1961· 3 entries
Awarded People's Artist of the USSR (1961).
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Richter's RCA Victor recording with Erich Leinsdorf and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra of the Brahms Piano Concerto No
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Richter played for the first time in London
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1960· 2 entries
In Chicago, where he played Brahms's 2nd Piano Concerto with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Erich Leinsdorf, creating a sensation
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Even though he had a reputation for being "indifferent" to politics, Richter defied the authorities when he performed at Boris Pasternak's funeral
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1959· 1 entry
Richter made another successful recording of Rachmaninoff's 2nd Piano Concerto with the Warsaw Philharmonic on Deutsche Grammophon label
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1958· 1 entry
Richter recorded Prokofiev's 5th Piano Concerto with the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Witold Rowicki – the recording which made Richter known in the United States
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1956· 1 entry
Again toured Czechoslovakia, then in 1957, he toured China, then again performed in Prague, Sofia, and Warsaw
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1954· 1 entry
Richter gave recitals in Budapest, Hungary
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1952· 2 entries
Richter made his sole appearance as a conductor in the world premiere of Prokofiev's Symphony-Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in E minor, with Mstislav Rostropovich as the soloist
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Richter was invited to play Franz Liszt in a film based on the life of Mikhail Glinka, called The Composer Glinka (remake of the 1946 film Glinka)
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1950· 2 entries
Awarded State Stalin Prize, 1st degree (1950).
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Richter won the Stalin Prize, which led to extensive concert tours in Russia, Eastern Europe and China
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1948· 1 entry
Richter and Dorliak gave recitals in Bucharest, Romania, then in 1950 performed in Prague and Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
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1943· 1 entry
Richter met Nina Dorliak (1908–1998), an operatic soprano
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1934· 1 entry
Richter gave his first recital, at the Engineers' Club of Odessa, at which he performed an all-Chopin program, including Ballade No
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1921· 1 entry
The family was reunited, and the Richters moved to Odessa, where Teofil taught at the Odessa Conservatory and, briefly, worked as organist of a Lutheran church
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1918· 1 entry
When Richter's parents were in Odessa, the Civil War separated them from their son, and Richter moved in with his aunt Tamara
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1915· 1 entry
Born 1915-03-07.
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