Shoshana Rudiakov (1948–2012) was a

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and music educator. She was professor of piano at the

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from 1981.

Biographical notes

Shoshana Rudiakov was born on 25 June 1948Death announcement
Stuttgarter Zeitung in

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, Latvia (then within the

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)."Friends of Music Features Rudiakov Duo on Friday"
The Hour, 25 March 1982 She was the cousin of the cellist Michael Rudiakov and was married to Dimitry Rudiakov, bassoonist with the

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. She died on 21 November 2012 in Stuttgart.Hommage á Shoshana Rudiakov
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Career

Rudiakov studied at the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory with professors Yakov Flier and

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."Shoshana Rudiakov"
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. Her first appearance in Western Europe was in 1975 at the

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in London with the New Philharmonia Orchestra. She moved to Germany in 1977, and performed as soloist with the

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, Württemberg Chamber Orchestra, and Nürnberg Philharmoniker. She appeared in many chamber music festivals alongside such leading instrumentalists as Gina Bachauer,

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and

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, and gave recitals with Michael Rudiakov in the United States. She was appointed professor of piano at the

in 1981, and vice-rector in 2002. She gave many master classes at the State University and within the

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project.Her student was Yumi Kiyamura.

Discography

Rudiakov recorded about 15 albums, issued under the Golden Crest, Tacet, Nonesuch, Stradivari, and Nimbus labels. Among them are: * Piano Works by Rachmaninov and Chopin. Jerusalem Records (ATD 8207), 1983"Jerusalem Records Shuns the Familiar"

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, 11 December 1983 * Piano Works by Chopin, Scriabin, Rachmaninoff. Eroica Distribution, 1989 Listing on Allmusic
/ref> * Piano Works by Rachmaninov, Skryabin and Chopin. Danacord, 1989 * Shoshana Rudiakov: Piano Recital. Eroica Distribution, 1995 * Works for Bassoon & Piano (with Dimitry Rudiakov). Eroica Distribution, 1995 * Manchester Music Festival - Barber, Beethoven, Thuille. Eroica Classical Recordings * Koechlin: Oeuvres Pour Hautbois, Etc. / Lajos Lencsés. Audite * The 1993 Manchester Music Festival. Eroica Classical Recordings * Manchester Music Festival - Rachmaninov, Dvorák: Concertos. Eroica Classical Recordings

References

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