Andrei Gavrilov

Pianist

Birthday September 21, 1955

Birth Sign Virgo

Birthplace Russia

Age 68 years old

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About

Russian pianist whose repertoire covered Tchaikovsky, Haydn, Ravel, Handel, Beethoven, Bach, Mozart, and many others.

Before Fame

He studied at the Moscow Conservatory. He won the 1974 International Tchaikovsky Competition after one semester.

Trivia

He retired from the professional music scene in 1993 and would not resume public performances until 2001.

Family Life

His family was multinational, with father Vladimir being one of the foremost mid-20th century Russian painters and his mother Assanetta Eguiserian being an Armenian pianist.

Associated With

His criticism of the Soviet Union led Leonid Brezhnev in 1979 to approve of his passport being seized and his ability to leave the country being revoked.