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Vitaly Margulis

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Vitaly Margulis
Віталій Маргуліс
Born(1928-04-16)16 April 1928
Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Died29 May 2011(2011-05-29) (aged 83)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
GenresClassical
Occupations
InstrumentPiano

Vitaly Iosifovich Margulis[a] (16 April 1928 – 29 May 2011)[1] was a Ukrainian-born classical pianist, musicologist and teacher.[2]

Biography

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Vitaly Margulis was born in the city of Kharkov in the USSR (now Kharkiv, Ukraine). He took his first piano lessons from his father,[3] whose teacher studied with the composer Alexander Scriabin. Margulis continued studies at the Leningrad Conservatory, where from 1958 until his emigration to the west in 1974, he taught piano. In 1975, Margulis became a full Professor at the Hochschule für Musik Freiburg, Germany. In 1994, he became Professor of Piano at the University of California in Los Angeles. In addition, he also gave piano master classes around the world.[4]

Notes

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  1. ^
    • Ukrainian: Віталій Йосипович Маргуліс, romanizedVitalii Yosypovych Marhulis
    • Russian: Виталий Иосифович Маргулис, romanizedVitaly Iosifovich Margulis

References

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  1. ^ "In Memoriam — Vitaly Margulis –1928-2011". May 31, 2011. Retrieved May 30, 2011.
  2. ^ "О судьбах музыки и музыкантах". Журнал "Чайка" (in Russian). 2011-05-25. Retrieved 2023-06-27.
  3. ^ Cynthia Lee and Irene Fert (April 1, 2003). "Vitaly Margulis, Music". UCLA Spotlight. Retrieved August 21, 2010.
  4. ^ "International Piano Academy Biography of V. Margulis". July 18, 2010. Retrieved July 18, 2010.
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