瓦列里·阿法纳西耶夫 Valery Afanassiev
- 出生日期: 1947年09月08日
- 厂牌: Denon
- 流派: 古典 / Classical
- 擅长乐器: Piano
- 职业: 音乐人
人物简介 · · · · · ·
Life
Valery Afanassiev was born in Moscow. He studied piano at the Moscow Conservatory with Emil Gilels and Yakov Zak. In 1969 he was the winner of the Bach Competition in Leipzig, and three years later at the Concours Reine Elisabeth in Brussels. After a tour in Belgium, he decided to seek political asylum in the West and became a citizen of Belgium.
Along with his musical activities Afanassiev is also author of novels. He lives in Versailles.
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Repertoire
In Germany Afanassiev was first known as a duet partner of Gidon Kremer in chamber music performances. His interpretations of works of Franz Schubert, Ludwig van Beethoven and others are regarded as unusual and unconventional due to his striving for utmost expressiveness. He has recorded for the Denon and Deutsche Grammophone labels, among others.