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18-1192: (Redirected from Borovskaya ) Borovsky or Borovskoy (masculine), Borovskaya (feminine), or Borovskoye (neuter) may refer to: People [ edit ] Alexander Borovsky (1889–1968), Russian-American pianist Alexander Borovsky (art historian)  [ ru ] (born 1952), Curator of Contemporary Art at the Russian Museum , Saint Petersburg Boris Borovsky (1939–2021), Russian tennis player and sports journalist Eugene Znosko-Borovsky (1884–1954), Russian chess master Karel Havlíček Borovský (1821–1856) Czech author and influential journalist Piotr (Fokich) Borovsky (1863–1932), Russian military surgeon Natasha Borovsky (1924–2012), Russian/Polish-American poet and novelist Sergei Borovsky (born 1956), association football player Jonathan Borofsky (born 1942), American artist who lives and works in Maine Nathan "Nate" D. Borofsky, vocalist, baritone guitarist, bass guitarist of Girlyman Geography [ edit ] Borovsky District ,

36-675: A US national in 1941 and a professor at the Boston University in 1956. He was a soloist with all the major orchestras in Europe and North and South America, appearing as soloist in more than 30 concerts with the Boston Symphony Orchestra under the late Serge Koussevitzky. At the same time he began to record some of the significant works of Bach and Liszt and he was the first artist to record Bach's 30 Inventions and all of Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsodies. Borovsky's work

54-530: A climax." "Occasionally, in the midst of scores of concerts, most of which are only of mediocre quality, we are reminded of the adage that while, "many are called, few are chosen." "One of the chosen, musically speaking of course, is the Russian pianist, Alexander Borowsky, who is certainly a rising star in the tonal heavens. One must hear him play Bach in order to admire his precision, clear articulation, dynamics and colorful shading. But not only does he excel in

72-518: A district of Kaluga Oblast, Russia Borovsky, Russia ( Borovskoy , Borovskaya , Borovskoye ), name of several inhabited localities in Russia Borovskoy, Kazakhstan , a village and the administrative center of Mendykara District of Kostanay Province, Kazakhstan Borovskoy, Sharyinsky District, Kostroma Oblast See also [ edit ] Borovský , Czech/Slovak form Borowski /Borowsky, Polish form Topics referred to by

90-531: A great reputation as a pianist in Russia. Mr. Borowsky is a member of the Scriabine Society." "Addresses on various aspects of Scriabin's art have been given by MM. Braudo, Makovsky, and Bryanchanimov, and the performance of the later works and also of some posthumous pieces has been in the hands of Borovsky's pianoforte music. Borovsky's position is the more honourable since no Russian recital programme

108-452: Is a pupil of Anna Essipova. He is a pianist of great skill, power and alluring charm, with strong rhythm and well modulated dynamics. Mr. Borowski respects the composer's design and has the gift of bringing the spirit of it. Scriabine's Tenth Sonata (the last composed), a most difficult work of account of its complexity and theosophical spirit, was performed by Borowski at his recital with rarely deep analysis, glowing with fire progressively in

126-646: Is complete without Scriabin's name, and this artist has therefore no rivals." In 1926 Borowski writes in Modern Masters of the Keyboard by Harriette Brower, Yes I have a very large repertoire and am constantly adding to it. While I was in South America I gave many concerts in various cities. In Buenos Aires I gave twelve entirely different programs in ten weeks. I play much Russian music, of course--Scriabine, Prokofieff and many others. But I play

144-651: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Alexander Borovsky Alexander Borovsky (also spelled Borowski and Borowsky ; 1889-1968) was a Russian-American pianist. He completed his studies at the St. Petersburg Conservatory in 1912 with a gold medal and the Anton Rubinstein Prize. Alexander Borovsky was born in Mitau, Russian Empire (now Jelgava , Latvia) on March 18, 1889. His first piano teacher

162-469: The 20th century, the conservatory was renamed Petrograd Conservatory (Петроградская консерватория) and Leningrad Conservatory (Ленинградская консерватория). School alumni have included such composers as Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky , Sergei Prokofiev , Artur Kapp , Rudolf Tobias , and Dmitri Shostakovich , who taught at the conservatory during the 1960s. Amongst his pupils were German Okunev and Boris Tishchenko . Composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov taught at

180-792: The Latin-American capitals—and where he earned fresh laurels. He gave live Bach evenings in Buenos Aires, with marked acclaim, and, as a result, was invited to repeat his performances under the auspices of the Cutura Artistica of São Paulo, in Brazil. Deciding to leave Russia after the October Revolution , he started touring in Europe and eventually made his American debut in Carnegie Hall in 1923. He became

198-521: The classics, but he seems also to be a born interpreter of modern music, especially of the young Russian school. His success here was a genuine one." After winning fame here as a pianist of widely diversified programs, Borovsky returned to Europe where, in 1937, he first devoted himself almost exclusively to presenting the works of Johann Sebastian Bach. At the outbreak of the war, Mr. Borovsky first went to South America, where he continued his Bach cycles—the first such recitals ever to be presented in many of

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216-483: The conservatory with the goal of improving overall standards. He revised the curriculum, expelled inferior students, fired and demoted many professors, and made entrance and examination requirements more stringent. In 1891, he resigned again over the Imperial demand of racial quotas. The current building was erected in the 1890s on the site of the old Bolshoi Theatre of Saint Petersburg . As the city changed its name in

234-593: The music of all countries and all epochs. American music and MacDowell. Very little American music is known in Russia, I think. As for MacDowell, of course we know him by name, and a few of the more brilliant numbers, such as the Hexen Tanz, Polonaise and Concerto for piano, but not the Sonatas. I should like to do one or more of these, and also some works by other American composers. Now that I have been in America,

252-1143: The musical growth of your country interests me immensely. I have had a happy two months here, and I hope to return for a longer stay. But now, after our two happy months, Madame and I are on the point of returning to Europe, as I have a tour of forty concerts on the other side, which will take me to London, Paris, Spain, Italy, Belgium, Holland and Germany. But all the time I shall look forward to my return to your beautiful country--America! The following Welte-Mignon piano rolls were probably recorded in Russia by Borowski in 1910 at Moscow and St. Petersburg: #2029 Tchaikovsky: Sonata, Op 27, in G, Movement 1, #2030 Rachmaninoff's Elegie, fr "Morceaux de fantasie", Op 3 No 1 in E-flat minor (January, 1910), #2031 Arensky: Etude, fr. 24 Morceaux characteristiques, Op 36 no 13 in F-sharp, #2032: Liadow: Barcarolle, Op 44 in F-sharp, #2033 Rachmaninoff: Prelude, Op 23 No 3 in D minor (January 1910). Borovsky died in Waban, Massachusetts on April 27, 1968, and

270-565: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Borovsky . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Borovsky&oldid=1228308926 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Russian-language surnames Slavic-language surnames Hidden categories: Short description

288-511: Was buried at Newton Cemetery. St. Petersburg Conservatory The conservatory was founded in 1862 by the Russian Music Society and Anton Rubinstein , a Russian pianist and composer. On his resignation in 1867, he was succeeded by Nikolai Zaremba . Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov was appointed as a professor in 1871, and the conservatory has borne his name since 1944, the centenary of his birth. In 1887, Rubinstein returned to

306-529: Was distinguished by his objective interpretation of classical and romantic music. His playing of Bach, critics said, was notable for its architectural quality. Mme. Scriabin's writes in Musical Courier , October 18, 1917, page 27 "I also propose the name of Alexandre Borowsky, a young professor of the Conservatory of Moscow, who plays almost all the works of Scriabine, and who has already acquired

324-545: Was his mother, a pupil of Vasily Safonov . He graduated from the St. Petersburg Conservatory in 1912. He created great attention in the 1912 Anton Rubinstein competition which he won. He received a degree in law from St. Petersburg University alongside his music studies. Alexander Borovsky taught master-classes at the Moscow Conservatory from 1915 to 1920. The May 11, 1916 Musical Courier writes from Moscow newspaper of March 1915, "Alexander Borowski

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