- Tatiana Nikolayeva
Tatiana Petrovna Nikolayeva (Russian: Татьяна Пeтрoвнa Николаева, "Tat'jana Petrovna Nikolaeva";
May 4 ,1924 –November 22 ,1993 ) was aRussia n Soviet pianist,composer and teacher.Nikolayeva was born in Bezhitsa [ [http://www.prokofiev.org/recordings/recordings.cfm?t=1&uid=163 The Prokofiev Page - Recordings] ] in the Bryansk district on 4 May 1924. She studied piano from the age of three. She entered the
Moscow Conservatory , studying withAlexander Goldenweiser andEvgeny Golubev , and graduated in 1948.In 1950 Nikolayeva gained prominence by winning the
Bach Leipzig Piano Competition , part of the bicentennial marking Bach's death. More importantly, she metDmitri Shostakovich at the competition leading to a lifelong friendship and inspiring Shostakovich to compose his "24 Preludes and Fugues".In 1959 Nikolayeva became a teacher at the Moscow Conservatory, later becoming professor in 1965. She made over 50 recordings during her career, notably keyboard works by Bach, including his "Art of Fugue", and by Beethoven, but only became widely known in the West late in life. With the fall of Communism, she found herself in demand internationally, making several concert tours to Europe and America.
Her third recording of the Shostakovich "24 Preludes and Fugues" won the 1991 Gramophone award in the instrumental category.
On
13 November 1993 , while playing the same work in concert inSan Francisco , Nikolayeva was stricken by acerebral haemorrhage and was unable to complete the performance. She died nine days later, on 22 November. [ [http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Bio/Nikolayeva-Tatiana.htm Short Biographies - Tatiana Nikolayeva (Piano, Arranger)] ] (Some sources say she died on 13 November, but this is incorrect.)Her compositions include:
*Piano Concerto inB major , Op. 10, which was performed and recorded in 1951, with the composer at the piano andKiril Kondrashin conducting; and published in 1958
*Trio for piano, flute and viola (recorded onBIS Records )
*Preludes for piano
*String quartet.References
External links
* [http://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/artist_page.asp?name=nikolayeva Short biography] and photograph from Hyperion Records.
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