Oleg Volkov
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Oleg Volkov is a Russia
n pianist, b. 1958.
He was second to Marc Raubenheimer
at the 1982 Paloma O'Shea Competition
and subsequently served as Victor Merzhanov
's assistant professor at the Moscow Conservatory
. In 1990 he settled in the United States and began a concert career.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n pianist, b. 1958.
He was second to Marc Raubenheimer
Marc Raubenheimer
Marc Raubenheimer was a South African pianist. A disciple of Friedrich Gulda in Munich, he graduated in London, debuting at the Wigmore Hall in 1978. For the next years he settled in London's musical life while he made headway to the American scene, debuting in the Carnegie Hall...
at the 1982 Paloma O'Shea Competition
Paloma O'Shea International Piano Competition
The Paloma O'Shea International Piano Competition is a piano competition taking place in Santander, Spain every three years, organized by the Albéniz Foundation...
and subsequently served as Victor Merzhanov
Victor Merzhanov
-Biography:Studied at Tambov Musical College with Solomon Starikov and Alexander Poltoratsky. Between 1936-1941 he studied at the Moscow Conservatory in the classes of Samuil Feinberg and Alexander Goedicke , graduating with distinction....
's assistant professor at the Moscow Conservatory
Moscow Conservatory
The Moscow Conservatory is a higher musical education institution in Moscow, and the second oldest conservatory in Russia after St. Petersburg Conservatory. Along with the St...
. In 1990 he settled in the United States and began a concert career.