Yuri Slesarev

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Yuri Slesarev (born 1947) is a Russian pianist. [1]

A graduate of Moscow Conservatory's Central Music School, he studied piano under Victor Merzhanov. After winning the All-Union Piano Competition in Tallinn in 1969, he took part in several international contests, winning the 1972 Montevideo Competition. He was active as a concert pianist through Europe and South America in subsequent years.

Slesarev is a People's Artist of Russia, and now teaches at the Moscow Conservatory. [2] His pupils have included Vitaly Pisarenko and Vyacheslav Gryaznov.

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References

  1. "Yuri Slesarev (Piano)". Bach Cantatas. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  2. "Yuri Slesarev". Moscow Conservatory. Retrieved 14 October 2016.

Piano Forte News (newsletter interviewing Slesarev)