Alexei Borisovich Lubimov (
Алексей Любимов, b. 1944) is a Russian pianist and harpsichordist. Lubimov studied at the Moscow Conservatory with
Heinrich Neuhaus and
Lew Naumov. After successes in several competitions, he went on to give the first Soviet performances of a number of pieces by composers such as Schoenberg, Stockhausen, Boulez, and Ligeti. Lubimov's commitment to western music was heavily criticised by the Soviet authorities, and he was prevented from leaving the Soviet Union for several years, during which time he concentrated on working with period instruments. He …
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