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Mischa Maisky

Mischa Maisky

Mischa Maisky (Latvian: Miša Maiskis, Hebrew: מישה מייסקי, Russian: Миша Майский; born 10 January 1948) is a Soviet-born Israeli cellist. Mischa Maisky was born in 1948 in Riga and is the younger brother of organist, harpsichordist and musicologist Valery Maisky (1942–1981). He was taught by Mstislav Rostropovich at the Moscow Conservatory from 1966 to 1970. In 1966, he won sixth prize at the International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow. In 1970, he was arrested and spent 18 months in jail and a work camp and later 2 months in mental hospital. He emigrated to Israel in 1972, where he holds citizenship. In 1974 he studied with Gregor Piatigorsky in Los Angeles. Maisky currently lives in Belgium. Maisky has worked with artists including the pianists Martha Argerich, Khatia Buniatishvili, Radu Lupu, Nelson Freire, Peter Serkin, Evgeny Kissin, Lang Lang and Sergio Tiempo, the violinists Gidon Kremer, Itzhak Perlman, Vadim Repin, Maxim Vengerov, Joshua Bell, Julian Rachlin and Janine Jansen, and the conductors Leonard Bernstein, Zubin Mehta, Carlo Maria Giulini, Lorin Maazel, Riccardo Muti, Giuseppe Sinopoli, Yuri Temirkanov, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Daniel Barenboim, James Levine, Charles Dutoit, Mariss Jansons, Valery Gergiev, and Gustavo Dudamel among others. Maisky first performed in the United States at Carnegie Hall in 1973. In 1976, he made his first performance in London and performed a recital with Radu Lupu the following year. He returned to Russia in 1995 to perform and record with Russian National Orchestra and Mikhail Pletnev. In 2021 DG released box of 44 CD’s with his complete recordings for the «Yellow Label» Maisky has 6 children and has performed with the 3 oldest - pianists Lily and Maximilian and violinist Sascha. Source: Article "Mischa Maisky" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Personal information

Birthday

1948-01-10

Birth Place

Riga, Latvia

Movies and TV shows :

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Aeschbacher

2001

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Alice Sara Ott Live in Yellow Lounge: Nightfall

Alice Sara Ott Live in Yellow Lounge: Nightfall

2018

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Bach The Cello Suites

Bach The Cello Suites

2007

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Cello Concertos Haydn and Schumann

Cello Concertos Haydn and Schumann

2007

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Gala from St. Petersburg

Gala from St. Petersburg

2004

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Le Grand Échiquier

1972

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Le monde est à vous

1987

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Martha Argerich & Mischa Maisky

Martha Argerich & Mischa Maisky

2011

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Music at the Sea

Music at the Sea

2008

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United We Stand - Musicians in Time of War

United We Stand - Musicians in Time of War

2022

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