Gregor Piatigorsky
Subtitle: the life and career of the virtuoso cellist
By: Terry King
Publisher: McFarland & Co.
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 358
ISBN-13: 9780786446353
Subjects: Cellists; Biography
Description: "Cellist Gregor Piatigorsky's humble beginning in Russia establishes him as the archetype of the struggling artist. The October Revolution forced his escape to Warsaw, where he enjoyed success with the Warsaw Philharmonic. Relocating to Berlin he emerged as solo cellist with the Berlin Philharmonic. This book provides a chronicle of Piatigorsky's life and career"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Early years, 1903-1920; title: New frontiers, 1921; title: Nomad to success; title: America, Rachmaninoff, Strauss, and Stravinsky; title: Paris, 1932-1933; title: World's busiest cellist; title: Jacqueline; title: Prokofiev, Hindemith, and teaching; title: The war years; title: The 1950s : Los Angeles; title: The 1960s and the Heifetz-Piatigorsky partnership; title: Academe's bizarre world.