‘Kennedy’s assassination killed my Carnegie Hall debut’

‘Kennedy’s assassination killed my Carnegie Hall debut’

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norman lebrecht

November 27, 2013

Our associate Elijah Ho has a fascinating interview with Marina Mdivani, the first female Soviet musician to be presented in America. She should have made her debut on November 22, 1963. Events intervened. Here, she reflects on studying with Gilels, losing out to Ashkenazy and why competitions don’t produce good musicians. Read Marina, a voice of reason.

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