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Elizabeth Wilson: "The many faces of Russian pianist Maria Yudina" - "Kirill Gerstein invites" hosted by the Kronberg Academy

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This year's opening session is on Wednesday, January 13th at 18:00 CET with author and cellist Elizabeth Wilson discussing the subject of her upcoming book - great Russian pianist Maria Yudina.

Author Elizabeth Wilson follows Yudina's life story within the context of the rousing and difficult times she lived in, times which defined and destroyed so many individual destinies, as well as the fate of Russia itself.

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KIRILL GERSTEIN INVITES - an online forum with leading thinkers hosted by the Kronberg Academy

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Jan 13, 2021 06:00 PM in Amsterdam, Berlin, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna

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Message preview	Hi there, You are invited to a Zoom webinar. When: Jan 13, 2021 06:00 PM Amsterdam, Berlin, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna Topic: Elizabeth Wilson: "The many faces of Russian pianist Maria Yudina" - "Kirill Gerstein invites" hosted by the Kronberg Academy Register in advance for this webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_nCUeHIm-QcSg_R6aSTcbTA After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. ---------- Webinar Speakers Elizabeth Wilson (Author ) Elizabeth Wilson was born in London. At the age of 17, she went to Moscow to study cello in Mstislav Rostropovich’s class at the Moscow Conservatoire. On returning to London she pursued a career as soloist, chamber musician & teacher. She has been particularly active in contemporary music, and has worked with many composers, incl. A. Schnittke, A. Pärt, J. Macmillan, G. Kancheli. Amongst others, E. Denisov, A. Raskatov, V. Tarnopolsky & G. McBurney have dedicated their works to her. Wilson is also active as a musicologist, having written books on Shostakovich, Rostropovich & Jacqueline du Pré. She has just completed a biography of the pianist Maria Yudina to be published by Yale University Press. She is active giving lectures & seminars internationally. For the last 30 years, Wilson has lived in Italy, near Torino where she was a founding member of Xenia Ensemble. With her colleague E. Cranitch she started the EastWest Music Festival & the Xenia Summer Course for String players.

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