Mikhail Bezverkhny

Mikhail Lvovich Bezverkhny (Russian: Михаил Львович Безверхний; born July 27, 1947 in Leningrad) is a Soviet and later Russian violinist, violist and composer.

Life and career

Born in Saint Petersburg in 1947, Bezverkhny commenced his violin studies at the age of 5 at the Central Music School of the Conservatory of Saint Petersburg. He was a student of Liubov Segal (student of Leopold Auer) and Jacob Riabinkov. In 1965 he started his studies at the Moscow Conservatory under Yuri Yankelevich - one of the most prominent violin professors of the 20th century. He also studied with Maya Gleyzarova, Abram Shtern and Nahum Latinsky. He is laureate of several international competitions:

In 1978 he was barred from leaving the USSR. In February 1990 he settled in Belgium. Since October 1992, Bezverkhny has been a member of the Shostakovich Trio, and his recordings for Melodya and Deutsche Grammophon now number more than forty.[2] During all these years he has been very intensely active as a violinist, a violist, a composer, a director and an actor. He also worked several times with Latvian-American conductor Imant Kotsinsh (now Imant Airea). They recorded pieces by several composers which includes Spohr and Mendelssohn. Currently he is teacher at the Royal Conservatory of Gent.[3] His students include amongst others Dmitri Berlinsky.[4]

As a composer, he wrote a virtuoso Suite Gambrinus for violin and piano.

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References
  1. Holden, Stephen (1999-01-20). "The Winners (1997) Film review; Musicians Who Find Winning Isn't All". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
  2. "Mikhaïl BEZVERKHNY". Retrieved 2010-04-27.
  3. "Docenten - Hogeschool Gent Conservatorium". Archived from the original on 2010-08-20. Retrieved 2010-04-28.
  4. "Biography of Dimitry Berlinsky". Retrieved 2011-05-22.


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