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Bella Davidovich
12+ albums
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Bella Davidovich (born July 16, 1928) is a Jewish-born, Soviet and American pianist. Davidovich was born in Baku, Azerbaijan into a family of musicians and began studying piano when she was six. Three years later, she was solist in Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 1. In 1939, she moved to Moscow to continue her musical education. At the age of 18 she entered the Moscow Conservatory where she studied with Konstantin Igumnov and Jakov Flier. In 1949, she shared the first prize of the fourth International Frederick Chopin Piano Competition with Halina Czerny-Stefanska. This launched her on a very successful career in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, in which she appeared with every major Russian conductor and performed as a soloist with the Leningrad Philharmonic for 28 consecutive seasons. She also taught at the Moscow Conservatory for sixteen years. Bella Davidovich was one of the Soviet Union's pre-eminent artists as well as one of the few women to be admitted to the inner circle of Russian cultural life. With the spirit of perestroika, she became the first Soviet emigré musician to receive an official invitation from the Soviet agency Goskoncert to perform in her native country. She played concertos, a recital with her son, the violinist Dmitry Sitkovetsky and chamber music with the Borodin String Quartet to sold-out halls. Career in the USA In 1978 she emigrated to the U.S. where she became a naturalized citizen. In October 1979 she had her American debut at Carnegie H
top songs
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Scriabin: Mazurka in E Minor, Op. 25, No. 3
5102Beethoven: Bagatelle in A minor, WoO 59 -"Für Elise"
4983Impromptu in A-Flat Major Op. 29
3604Beethoven: Bagatelle For Piano In A Minor, WoO 59, "Für Elise"
3145Bagatelle in A minor, WoO 59 -"Für Elise"
2696Piano Concerto No.2 in F minor, Op.21: I. Allegro maestoso
25572. Allegro scherzando
25381. Andante sostenuto
2529Piano Concerto No.2 in F minor, Op.21: III. Finale - Allegro vivace
24510Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini, Op.43 - Variation 18
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Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No. 3; 7 Pieces from Romeo and Juliet / Scriabin: Piano Sonata No. 2
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Beethoven At Bedtime, A Gentle Prelude To Sleep
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Beethoven At Bedtime - A Gentle Prelude To Sleep
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Chopin: Ballades & Impromptus
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