The superb cellist Natalia Shakhovskaya, first winner of the cello section of the Tchaikovsky Competition in 1962, has died in Moscow at the age of 81.
A student of Mstislav Rostropovich, she taught at the Moscow Conservatoire from 1974 and at the Queen Sofía School of Music in Madrid from 1994.
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And if I’m not mistaken, the people who finished behind her in that competition included Leslie Parnas, Natalia Gutman, and Lynn Harrell. Beautiful playing in the video.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Tchaikovsky_Competition#Cello
Parnas and Gutman, yes… Harrell’s name doesn’t show (although they only list the top 3 prizes)
Harrell didn’t advance to the final round in 1962, but not to worry, he continues to enjoy a magnificent career, well into his 70’s.
Yes, he does seem to have managed all right for himself 😛
Very sad news…
RIP