Mischa Maisky (Latvian: Miša Maiskis; born January 10, 1948 in Riga) is a Latvian-born Jewish cellist.
Maisky is the younger brother of organist and harpsichordist Valery Maisky (1942-1981).
He began studies at the Leningrad Conservatory and later with Mstislav Rostropovich at the Moscow Conservatory whilst pursuing a concert career throughout the Soviet Union. In 1966 he won 6th Prize at the Moscow International Tchaikovsky Competition. While his debut, at 17, with the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra earned him the nickname “Rostropovich [the late, great Russian cellist] of the future”, it was in 1966, as prize-winner of the prestigious International Tchaikovsky Competition, that he really started getting noticed. He entered the famous Moscow Conservatory to study with Rostropovich and was quickly taken under the great musician’s wing. He emigrated to Israel in 1971, where he holds citizenship. He also studied for a time with Gregor Piatigorsky in Los Angeles. He currently lives in Belgium.
In his performing and recording career, Maisky has worked in long-standing partnerships with artists such as the pianists Martha Argerich, Radu Lupu, and Sergio Tiempo, the violinists Gidon Kremer and Janine Jansen, and the conductors Leonard Bernstein, Zubin Mehta, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Daniel Barenboim, and Giuseppe Sinopoli. Maisky’s friendship with Argerich has led to many performances together, such as the world premiere of Shchedrin’s double concerto Romantic Offering in 2011 in Lucerne, Switzerland.
As a Deutsche Grammophon artist during the last 25 years, he has made over 50 recordings, including many with such orchestras as the Vienna Philharmonic, Berlin Philharmonic, London Symphony Orchestra, Israel Philharmonic, Orchestre de Paris, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and Chamber Orchestra of Europe. Mischa Maisky has the distinction of being the only cellist in the world to have studied with both Mstislav Rostropovich and Gregor Piatigorsky. Rostropovich has lauded Mischa Maisky as”… one of the most outstanding talents of the younger generation of cellists. His playing combines poetry and exquisite delicacy with great temperament and brilliant technique.”
In 2003, he performed at the St. Petersburg Symphony Hall with that orchestra during the celebration of 300 years of music at St. Petersburg, was warmly received to much applause, and repeatedly called back for bows with the orchestra.
Maisky’s daughter, Lily Maisky, born in Paris in 1987 and raised in Brussels, is embarking on a career as a concert pianist. Maisky’s son, Sascha Maisky, born in Brussels in 1989, is starting on a career as a concert violinist. Lily and Sascha have performed piano trios in public with their father. Maisky also has three other sons Maxim, Manuel and Mateo. (by wikipedia)
This is a sampler with some of his finest works (recorded between 1990 – 2003) … you should discover the magic of Mischa Maisky !
Personnel:
Mischa Maisky (cello)
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Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Zubin Mehta (on 01.
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra (on 02., 04. – 10.)
Orchestre de Paris conducted by Semyon Bychkov (on 03.)
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Pavel Gililov (piano on 12. + 14.)
Daria Horova (piano on 13.)
Tracklist:
Antonin Dvorak: Concerto for violoncello and orchestra, op 104
01. Allegro 14.29
Camille Saint-Saens:
Concert for violoncello and orchestra, op. 33:
02. Allegro non troppo 5.09
Le Carnaval des Animaux:
03 Le cygne 3.57
Robert Schumann: Concert for violoncello and orchestra, op 129
04. Langsam 3.55
05. Etwas lebhafter 8.41
Peter Tschaikowsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme, op 33:
06 Variazione VI: Andante 3.07
07. Variazione Vii E Coda: Allegro Vivo 1.57
Luigi Boccherini:
String Quintet in E, Op.13, No.5:
08. Minuet 4.05
Cello Concerto No.7 in G major, G 480:
09. Adagio 4.58
Joseph Haydn: Concert for violoncello and orchestra No 2:
10. Rondo Allegro 4.32
Johann Sebastian Bach:
Suite For Cello Solo No.3 In C, Bwv 1009:
11. Bourrée I-II 4.03
Prelude No.1 Bwv 846:
12. Ave Maria 5.28
Franz Schubert: Schwanengesang D 957:
13. Ständchen “Leise flehen meine Lieder” 4.20
Fritz Kreisler:
14. Liebesleid 3.50
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