Eminent Russian cellist, RIP

Eminent Russian cellist, RIP

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norman lebrecht

May 09, 2021

The influential cellist and teacher Alexei Seleznev has died aged 66. No cause has been disclosed.

A former protege of Mstislav Rostropovich, he became cellist of the Mosconcert string quartet and an international recitalist.

In 1990 he became a professor at the Moscow Conservatoire, where his pupils included Sasha Buzlov and the Tchaikovsky competition winner Narek Hakhnazaryan.

 

Comments

  • Jan Kaznowski says:

    I just love this warm sound !
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LOJGfTnIRU

    RIP

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