Gleb Axelrod, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Gleb Axelrod

Russian musician

Date of Birth: 11-Oct-1923

Place of Birth: Moscow, Russia

Date of Death: 02-Oct-2003

Profession: pianist, music pedagogue

Nationality: Russia

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Gleb Borisovich Axelrod (Russian: ???? ????????? ?????????; 11 October 1923 in Moscow – 2 October 2003 in Hannover; also spelled Gleb Akselrod) was a Russian pianist. He was a disciple of Grigory Ginzburg.
Axelrod won, ex-aequo with Marina Slesaryeva, the II piano edition of the Prague Spring Festival Competition (1951).
In 1955 he obtained a 4th prize at the Concours Long-Thibaud, and two years later he placed second at the inaugural Vianna da Motta Competition.
He subsequently held a professorship at the Moscow Conservatory.