Yevgeny Malinin
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Yevgeny Malinin was a Russia
n pianist.
Malinin was born in Moscow
. A disciple of Heinrich Neuhaus
, he began his career while a student at the Moscow Conservatory
. In 1949 he won (ex-aequo with his fellow student Tamara Guseva
) the International Youth and Students Festival in Budapest, and was awarded the 7th prize at the IV International Chopin Piano Competition; four years later he tied with Philippe Entremont
for the 2nd prize at the Long-Thibaud Competition
. He graduated in 1954, and served as Neuhaus's assistant for three years.
Malinin was active as a concert pianist mainly in the USSR area, but also performed in Japan, USA, Great Britain, Spain and France, where he settled as a pedagogue, founding with Thérèse Dussaut a music institute (1988–91). He was previously a professor (until 1998) and the head of the piano department at the Moscow Conservatory (1972–78).
He made several recordings for EMI or CBS during the 1960s and regularly for Melodya in USSR.
He died in Germany
aged 70. A pedagogical Center and an International Piano Competition was founded by his widow Tatiana Fedkina-Malinina in Germany to perpetuate his memory. His brother Vladimir is a violinist.
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.
Malinin was born in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
. A disciple of Heinrich Neuhaus
Heinrich Neuhaus
Heinrich Gustavovich Neuhaus was a Soviet pianist and pedagogue of German extraction. He taught at the Moscow Conservatory from 1922 to 1964. He was made a People's Artist of the RSFSR in 1956...
, he began his career while a student 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 1949 he won (ex-aequo with his fellow student Tamara Guseva
Tamara Guseva
Tamara Guseva was an Azerbaijani classical pianist.After graduating at the Moscow Conservatory under Heinrich Neuhaus, she took part at the IV Fryderyk Chopin competition, where she was awarded the 9th prize. That same year Guseva won, ex-aequo with Yevgeny Malinin, the International Youth and...
) the International Youth and Students Festival in Budapest, and was awarded the 7th prize at the IV International Chopin Piano Competition; four years later he tied with Philippe Entremont
Philippe Entremont
Philippe Entremont is a French pianist and conductor. He has made many recordings during his career, notably one in 1961 of Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1, with Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic....
for the 2nd prize at the Long-Thibaud Competition
Long-Thibaud-Crespin Competition
The Marguerite Long-Jacques Thibaud Competition is an international classical music competition for pianists and violinists that has operated in France since 1943. It was created by the pianist Marguerite Long and the violinist Jacques Thibaud...
. He graduated in 1954, and served as Neuhaus's assistant for three years.
Malinin was active as a concert pianist mainly in the USSR area, but also performed in Japan, USA, Great Britain, Spain and France, where he settled as a pedagogue, founding with Thérèse Dussaut a music institute (1988–91). He was previously a professor (until 1998) and the head of the piano department at the Moscow Conservatory (1972–78).
He made several recordings for EMI or CBS during the 1960s and regularly for Melodya in USSR.
He died in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
aged 70. A pedagogical Center and an International Piano Competition was founded by his widow Tatiana Fedkina-Malinina in Germany to perpetuate his memory. His brother Vladimir is a violinist.