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    Mischa Maisky
    Cello Suites in 1993.]] Mischa Maisky (Latvian: Mi?a Maiskis; born January 10, 1948 in Riga, Latvia) is a celebrated cellist who won 6th Prize at the Moscow International Tchaikovsky Competition in 1966. Maisky began studies with Mstislav Rostropovich at the Moscow Conservatory whilst pursuing a concert career throughout the Soviet Union. In 1970, he was imprisoned in a labor camp near Gorky for 18 months. After his release, he emigrated to Israel. He also studied for a time with Gregor Piatigorsky in Los Angeles. He currently lives in Belgium. In his performing and recording career, Maisky has worked in long-standing partnerships with artists such as the pianists Martha Argerich and Radu Lupu, the violinist Gidon Kremer, and the conductors Leonard Bernstein, Zubin Mehta, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Daniel Barenboim, and Giuseppe Sinopoli. He has played worldwide and has made numerous recordings. External links

    Discography

    Best of the Millennium: Top 40 Classical Hits
    Best of the Millennium: Top 40 Classical Hits


    Masters of the Bow: Cello
    Masters of the Bow: Cello


    Mad about The Classics
    Mad about The Classics


    Dvorák: Cello Concerto; R. Strauss: Don Quixote
    Dvorák: Cello Concerto; R. Strauss: Don Quixote


    Dvorák: Cello Concerto; Strauss: Don Quixote [Hybrid SACD]
    Dvorák: Cello Concerto; Strauss: Don Quixote [Hybrid SACD]


    Nightmoods: Night Wanderer
    Nightmoods: Night Wanderer


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