Sviatoslav Knushevitsky, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Sviatoslav Knushevitsky

Russian musician

Date of Birth: 06-Jan-1908

Place of Birth: Petrovsk, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Russia

Date of Death: 19-Feb-1963

Profession: cellist, music pedagogue

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Sviatoslav Nikolayevich Knushevitsky (also seen as Knushevitzky; 6 January 1908 [O.S.
24 December 1907] – 19 February 1963) was a Soviet-Russian classical cellist.
He was particularly noted for his partnership with the violinist David Oistrakh and the pianist Lev Oborin in a renowned piano trio from 1940 until his death.
After Mstislav Rostropovich and Daniil Shafran, he is spoken of as one of the pre-eminent Russian cellists of the 20th century.