Samvel Alumyan (; 1941 – 1987) was a Soviet-Armenian classical pianist, winner of the

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in 1967 (a prize shared ex-aequo with

Radu Lupu Radu Lupu (30 November 1945 – 17 April 2022) was a Romanian pianist. He was widely recognized as one of the greatest pianists of his time. Born in Galați, Romania, Lupu began studying piano at the age of six. Two of his major piano teache ...

). He was a student of Yakov Flier at the

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(graduated in 1966), later becoming his assistant. He was a frequent collaborator of violinist

Leonid Kogan Leonid Borisovich Kogan (; ; 14 November 1924 – 17 December 1982) was a preeminent Soviet violinist during the 20th century. Many consider him to be among the greatest violinists of the 20th century. In particular, he is considered to have be ...

, with whom he toured and recorded. During his years teaching at the Moscow Conservatory, one of his students was pianist Ksenia Knorre, daughter of

Vera Gornostayeva Vera Gornostayeva (October 1, 1929 – January 19, 2015) was a Russian pianist and pedagogue. An Emeritus Artist of the Russian Federation at the time of her death, Gornostayeva was a graduate of the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory, where her t ...

, and mother of pianist Lukas Geniušas.

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1941 births 1987 deaths Armenian classical pianists Moscow Conservatory alumni {{Classical-pianist-stub