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Elena Emilevna Gilels (Russian: Елена Эмильевна Ги́лельс; September 5, 1948 – June 17, 1996[1]) was a Russian pianist.

Elena Gilels
Birth name	Elena Emilevna Gilels
Born	(1948-09-05)September 5, 1948
Died	June 17, 1996(1996-06-17) (aged 47)
Genres	Classical
Occupation(s)	Pianist
Instrument(s)	Piano

The daughter of pianist Emil Gilels, Elena Gilels studied at the Moscow Conservatory under Vera Gornostayeva and Yakov Flier, then with Pavel Serebryakov at the Leningrad Conservatory. Her repertoire focused on the works of Haydn, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Chopin, Liszt, Schumann, Mussorgsky, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff and Prokofiev. Elena Gilels is perhaps best remembered for her performances of Mozart's piano concertos. She frequently performed with her father Emil Gilels, with whom she recorded Mozart's Concerto for Two Pianos, KV. 365.[2]

References

Literature

• Grigoryev L. Platek J. "Modern pianists." Moscow, "Soviet composer", 1990

На других языках

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- [en] Elena Gilels

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[ru] Гилельс, Елена Эмильевна

Елена Эмильевна Ги́лельс (5 сентября 1948, Москва — 17 июня 1996, Москва) — советская и российская пианистка, педагог[2]. Заслуженная артистка России[3].

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