Tragic death of eminent pianist, 46
mainFriends are reporting the death from cancer last night of the concert pianist Dina Ugorskaja.
Raised in Leningrad by the modernist pianist Anatol Ugorski and the musicologist Maja Elik (they met while rehearsing the Soviet premiere of Schoenberg’s Pierrot Lunaire), Dina had an intensive music education until the family fled Russia after anti-semitic threats in 1990. They settled with great difficulty in Germany.
Dina, 16 at the time, studied at Detmold and went on to teach there, eventually becoming professor at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna. She had a lively concert career and made her home in Munich.
Dina is survived by her father, her husband and her daughter.
Very sad news, and really shocking since Dina Ugorskaja passed away so young.
For those who are not acquainted with her work, she has left few but wonderful recordings, value them highly especially Beethoven’s last sonatas.
RIP
Wonderful Bach! RIP!
Wonderful Brahms on the German MDG label as well. Great loss!
Absolutely dreadful.
Very sad news. RIP Dina.
Dreadful – so young !
Miss Ugorskaja’s recording of Handel suites is excellent.
May her memory be a blessing !
Awful news!! Poor Anatol and Dina’s family! Loss of mother and wife so early in life……a lifetime scar! RIP
So sad to read this . Such an amazing and gifted artist . I cherish her Bach recordings . RIP
I just happened to look her up after seeing a CD of hers on presto classical. What a loss to the music world! Her playing was so passionate. This reminds me of the shocking death of mezzo-soprano Lorraine Hunt Lieberson at her prime, also from cancer. 🙁