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Gregor Piatigorsky : the life and career of the virtuoso cellist / Terry King.

by King, Terry.

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Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2010.

Piatigorsky, Gregor, 1903-1976.

Cellists -- Biography.

9780786446353 (softcover : alk. paper)

0786446358 (softcover : alk. paper)

x, 358 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Early years, 1903-1920 -- New frontiers, 1921 -- Nomad to success -- America, Rachmaninoff, Strauss, and Stravinsky -- Paris, 1932-1933 -- World's busiest cellist -- Jacqueline -- Prokofiev, Hindemith, and teaching -- The war years -- The 1950s : Los Angeles -- The 1960s and the Heifetz-Piatigorsky partnership -- Academe's bizarre world.

"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.

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