Tatiana Nikolayeva
Tatiana Petrovna Nikolayeva (Russian: Татьяна Петровна Николаева, romanized: Tatyana Petrovna Nikolaeva; May 4, 1924 – November 22, 1993) was a pianist, composer, and teacher from the Soviet Union.
Life
Nikolayeva was born in Bezhitsa,[1] in the Bryansk district, on May 4, 1924.[2] Her mother was a professional pianist and studied at the Moscow Conservatory under the renowned pedagogue Alexander Goldenweiser, and her father was an amateur violinist and cellist.[2] Nikolayeva won first prize in the International Johann Sebastian Bach Competition in Leipzig, which was founded to mark the bicentenary of Bach's death in 1750. Dmitri Shostakovich, who was a member of the jury, composed and dedicated the 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87, to her: it remained an important part of her piano repertoire.[2]
She sat as a jury member on international competitions such as the
She died on November 22, 1993, in
As
Partial repertoire
- Preludes, Op. 34 (Shostakovich)[8]
- Piano Concerto No. 1 (Tchaikovsky)
Compositions
- Violin Concerto (1972)[9]
- Symphony (1955; rev. 1958)[citation needed]
- 24 Concert Études, Op. 13 (1951–53)[10]
- Piano Quintet (1947)[citation needed]
References
- ^ "The Prokofiev Page – Recordings". Archived from the original on December 27, 2005.
- ^ a b c d e f "Obituary: Tatiana Nikolayeva". The Independent. November 27, 1993. Archived from the original on May 26, 2022.
- ^ Paloma O’Shea Santander International Piano Competition “Winners, members of the jury and artistic guests”
- ^ "scribd". Archived from the original on June 11, 2014.
- ^ "Nikolai Lugansky". www.kennedy-center.org. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
- ISBN 978-1-4746-1527-3.
- ^ "Tatiana Nikolayeva (Piano, Arranger) - Short Biography". www.bach-cantatas.com.
- ^ "Tatiana Nikolayeva (piano) on Hyperion Records". Hyperion Records.
- ^ "Russian Soviet and Post Soviet Concertos page 1- February 2011 MusicWeb-International". Archived from the original on January 17, 2013. Retrieved October 17, 2012.
- ^ "Pianist Tatiana Nikolayeva | website in memoriam of Tatiana Nikolayeva". www.tatiana-nikolayeva.info.
External links
- website in memoriam of Tatiana Nikolayeva
- Short biography and photograph from Hyperion Records
- Interview with Tatiana Nikolayeva by Bruce Duffie, October 16, 1992