Andrei gavrilov rachmaninov biography

My twenty-sixth interview is with the Russian concert pianist Andrei Gavrilov, who I met at Monkton Combe School near Bath (in the UK) before he gave a series of master classes.

Find out more about Andrei, here.

 

For those who prefer to read the interview, the here’s transcript:

MELANIE SPANSWICK: My classical conversation today is with Russian concert pianist Andrei Gavrilov.

Andrei came to the public’s attention in 1974 when he won the International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow and he’s been playing to great acclaim ever since. I’m delighted that he’s joining me here at Monkton Combe School in Bath.

Rachmaninov

Welcome.

ANDREI GAVRILOV: Thank you very much.

MS: Lovely to be here talking to you. I’m going to start by asking: How old were you when you began? What was the catalyst? Whether you come from a musical family?

AG: Yes, that’s very trivial, err the musical mum, she was a pupil of Neuhaus, a very famous teacher in Moscow Conservatory