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This extraordinary pianist studied the piano in the Moscow Conservatory with Emil Gilels and Yakov Zak. After earning the 1970 Reine Elisabeth (Queen Elizabeth) piano competition in Brussels, Afanassiev’s worldwide profession became popular. While touring Belgium, he produced the challenging decision to get political asylum, ultimately learning to be a …

Blessed in Moscow, Dmitri Alexeev (also spelled Alexeyev) started to play the piano from age five. At six he moved into the Moscow Central Music College and later researched with Dmitri Bashkirov in the Moscow Conservatoire. Around 1970, Alexeev started to make the rounds of your competition circuit, earning awards …