Alexander Borisovich Goldenweiser

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Alexander Borisovich Goldenweiser (Russian: Александр Борисович Гольденвейзер; or Goldenveyzer; (March 10 [O.S. February 26] 1875 Kishinev, Bessarabia–1961, Moscow region) was a Russian pianist, teacher, composer and public figure. Rachmaninov's Second Suite Op 17 was dedicated to him.

Pupils of Goldenweiser include Grigory Ginsburg, Lazar Berman, Samuel Feinberg, Kabalevsky, Nikolai Petrov, Sulamita Aronovsky, Tatiana Nikolayeva, Nelly Akopian-Tamarina and Felix Gottlieb[1].