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Mischa Maisky 

Biography


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

Dvorak: Cello Concerto; Bloch: Schelomo


Mad about The Classics


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


The Many Musics of Gidon Kremer


Bach: 6 Cello-Suiten


Schumann: Cello Concerto


Franz Schubert: Songs Without Words


Brahms: Piano Quartet Op. 25; Schumann: Fantasiestücke Op. 88


Best of the Millennium: Top 40 Classical Hits


Elgar: Enigma Variations; Cello Concerto


Ultimate Relaxation Collection


Dvorák: Cello Concerto; R. Strauss: Don Quixote



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