Oleg Kagan

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Oleg Kagan (right) meeting Mrs. Aino Sibelius at Ainola, Finland, 1965, on the 100th birthday of Jean Sibelius.

Oleg Moiseyevich Kagan (Russian: Оле́г Моисе́евич Кага́н; 22 November 1946

Russian SFSR – 15 July 1990, Munich, West Germany) was a Soviet violinist, known for his chamber collaborations with such musicians as pianist Sviatoslav Richter, Eliso Virsaladze and cellist Natalia Gutman, his wife. He was also a significant proponent of modern music, in particular Berg's Violin Concerto
. Several recently released concert recordings have added to his posthumous reputation.

Biography

Born in

Latvian State Conservatory in Riga at age eight under Joachim Braun; five years later, he was taken to Moscow
by violinist Boris Kuznetsov.

During the 1960s, he won the

Tchaikovsky Competitions. Upon Kuznetsov's death, Kagan began studying with David Oistrakh, and in 1969, he began playing chamber music with Richter. Along with Richter and Gutman, Kagan also appeared frequently with pianist Vasily Lobanov
, who would later dedicate a piece to him.

As Kagan seemed to be approaching the zenith of his career he became seriously ill with

Mozart
concerts there, where he had to be helped on-stage, he died on 15 July 1990, aged 43.

Selected recordings

  • J.S. Bach Violin Sonatas and Partitas, BWV 1001–1006, 1989, Release Date: 2008.

References

  1. ^ Channel, The Violin (2019-11-22). "Soviet Violin Virtuoso Oleg Kagan Was Born On This Day in 1946 [ON-THIS-DAY]". World's Leading Classical Music Platform. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  2. ^ "Oleg Kagan (Violin) - Short Biography". www.bach-cantatas.com. Retrieved 2023-05-30.


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