Alexander Borisovich Goldenweiser (or Goldenveyzer; Russian: Александр Борисович Гольденвейзер; 10 March 1875 – 26 November 1961) was a Russian pianist, teacher, composer and public figure. Goldenweiser was born in Kishinev, Bessarabia and studied at the Moscow Conservatory under Sergei Taneyev and Vassily Safonoff, winning the Gold Medal for Piano upon his graduation in 1897. He joined the faculty of the Conservatory shortly afterward, and over his long teaching career there his pupils included Grigory Ginzburg, Lazar Berman, Samuil Feinberg, Dmitry Kabalevsky, Galina Eguiazarova,…
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