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Sviatoslav Teofilovich Richter (March 20 [O.S. March 7] 1915 – August 1, 1997) 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".
Mar 19, 2015 · For the centennial of the great Russian's birth, critic and piano maven Steve Wigler recalls a herculean talent who shook Carnegie Hall to its foundation.
Sviatoslav Richter (born March 7 [March 20, New Style], 1915, Zhitomir, Ukraine, Russian Empire [now Zhytomyr, Ukraine]—died Aug. 1, 1997, Moscow, Russia) was a Soviet pianist whose technical virtuosity, combined with subtle introspection, made him one of the preeminent pianists of the 20th century.
Sep 24, 2015 · Notably missing was the towering pianist Sviatoslav Richter, an artist of, in the best sense, demonic powers, whose performances combined stunning technique, myriad colorings and fierce...
Aug 2, 1997 · The Russian pianist Sviatoslav Richter, one of the most acclaimed keyboard artists of the 20th century, died yesterday in a Moscow hospital. He was 82.
Where did such an extraordinarily vivid and contradictory mix of talents and characteristics come from and how could they have amalgamated to form the personality that was Sviatoslav Richter?
Mar 9, 2021 · The headlines of the tributes following Sviatoslav Richter's death in 1997, aged 82, say it all: 'Music's lyric genius'; 'The pianist who made the earth move'; 'The pianist of the century'.
May 21, 2024 · Pianist Sviatoslav Richter described the role of the performer as being an interpreter, not dominating the music but dissolving into it.
May 29, 2018 · SVIATOSLAV RICHTER. Born: Zhitomir, Ukraine, 20 March 1915; died Moscow, Russia, 1 August 1997. Genre: Classical. Sviatoslav Richter was one of the greatest Russian pianists of the twentieth century, and his death in 1997 at the age of eighty-two marked the end of an era of virtuoso pianists.
Mar 19, 2015 · The pianist from Russia was one of the greatest of all time.
