Anatoliy Brandukov

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Andreyevich and the family name is Brandukov.
Anatoliy Andreyevich Brandukov
Анатолий Андреевич Брандуков
Brandukov (left) with Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Born(1859-01-06)January 6, 1859
Moscow, Russian Empire (present-day Russia)
DiedFebruary 16, 1930(1930-02-16) (aged 71)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR (present-day Russia)
OccupationCellist

Anatoly Andreyevich Brandukov[a] (January 6 [O.S. December 25, 1858] 1859[a][1][2] – February 16, 1930[3]) was a Russian cellist who premiered many cello pieces of prominent composers including Pyotr Tchaikovsky and Sergei Rachmaninoff.[4][5] Born as Russian classical music was flourishing in the middle of the 19th century,[6] he worked with many of the important composers and musicians of the day, including performances with Anton Rubinstein and Alexander Siloti.[7] As a soloist, he excelled in performance and was especially noted for stylish interpretations, his refined temperament, and beautiful, expressive tone.[8] In his later years, he became a professor at Moscow Conservatory, and continued to perform well into his later life.[1] Although his popularity is obscured by the more famous composers and virtuosos, his influence on those composers' most prominent compositions is evident.[9]


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  1. ^ a b "World Dictionary". Mir Slovarei (in Russian). 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-27.
  2. ^ Campbell, Margaret (1988). The Great Cellists. Pomfret, Vermont: Trafalgar Square Publishing (now Independent Publishers Group). p. 93. ISBN 0-943955-09-2.
  3. ^ "Biography: Anatoliy Brandukov". Saint-Petersburg: Great Musicians (in Russian). 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-27.
  4. ^ "Anatoliy Andreevich Brandukov". Lyudi (in Russian). Retrieved 2017-02-06.
  5. ^ "Chill With Rachmaninoff". Naxos Records liner notes. 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-27.
  6. ^ Mikhail Vostryshev (2006). "Cellist Anatoliy A. Brandukov". Moscow Pravda (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2007-08-12. Retrieved 2008-02-17.
  7. ^ "Anatoly Brandukov". Tchaikovsky Research. 2007. Retrieved 2015-06-21.
  8. ^ Ginzburg, Lev (2007). "Brandukov, Anatoly Andreyevich". Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians Online. Retrieved 2007-10-27.
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