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Also Known As Emil Grigoryevich Gilels
Born October 19, 1916 • Odesa • Ukraine
Died October 14, 1985 (aged 68) • Moscow • Russia
Sviatoslav Richter, 1961.
Sviatoslav Richter
Russian musician
Mstislav Rostropovich
Mstislav Rostropovich
Russian musician
Sergey Rachmaninoff in profile, seated at a piano, playing with both hands on the keys.
Sergey Rachmaninoff
Russian musician
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Anton Rubinstein
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Vladimir Horowitz
Vladimir Horowitz
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Sergey Taneyev.
Sergey Taneyev
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Leopold Godowsky
Leopold Godowsky
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Lhévinne, Josef
Josef Lhévinne
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Moiseiwitsch, Benno
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Anna Esipova
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Pachmann, Vladimir von
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Gabrilowitsch, Ossip
Ossip Gabrilowitsch
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Portrait of composer Sergey Prokofiev, circa 1938, wearing round glasses, a suit, and a tie, looking slightly to the side.
Sergey Prokofiev
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