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Mischa Maisky

Mischa Maisky
  • Name: Mischa Maisky
  • Birthday: 1948-01-10
  • Place of birth: Riga, Latvia
  • Popularity: 0.517
Biography: Mischa Maisky (Latvian: Miša Maiskis, Hebrew: מישה מייסקי, Russian: Миша Майский; born 10 January 1948) is a Soviet-born Israeli cellist. Mischa Maisky was born in 1948 in Riga and is the younger brother of organist, harpsichordist and musicologist Valery Maisky (1942–1981). He was taught by Mstislav Rostropovich at the Moscow Conservatory from 1966 to 1970. In 1966, he won sixth prize at the International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow. In 1970, he was arrested and spent 18 months in jail and a work camp and later 2 months in mental hospital. He emigrated to Israel in 1972, where he holds citizenship. In 1974 he studied with Gregor Piatigorsky in Los Angeles.... Read More

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United We Stand - Musicians in Time of War   as  Self 2022-12-08
Alice Sara Ott Live in Yellow Lounge: Nightfall   as  Self 2018-09-01
Martha Argerich & Mischa Maisky   as  Self - Celloist 2011-06-28
Music at the Sea   as  Self 2008-09-28
Cello Concertos Haydn and Schumann   as  Self - Celloist 2007-09-11
Bach The Cello Suites   as  Self 2007-05-09
Gala from St. Petersburg   as  Self - Cellist 2004-11-08