Konstantin Igumnov

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Konstantin Nicolayevich Igumnov (b. Liebedian, Tambov Oblast, Russia, 19 April (o.s.)/1 May 1873; d. 1948) was a Russian virtuoso pianist and the teacher of many famous Russian pianists.

Igumnov studied under Nikolai Zverev, and at Moscow Conservatory under Alexander Siloti and Pavel Pabst. In 1898-9 he was pianoforte teacher at the Tiflis music-school of the Russian Music Society. From 1899 he was Professor at the Moscow Conservatory, where his life's work was carried out.

Among his many students were Bolesław Kon, Naum Shtarkman, Elena Beckman-Scherbina, Yakov Flier, Lev Oborin, Maria Grinberg, Andrzej Wasowski, Ryszard Bakst, Anatoly Nikolayevich Alexandrov, Natalia Satina (wife of Rachmaninoff), Bella Davidovich, and the conductor Issay Dobrowen.

A four-record (LP) set of Igumnov's recordings was issued by Melodiya on 33C 10-05519-26.[1]

[edit] Source

  • A. Eaglefield-Hull, A Dictionary of Modern Music and Musicians (Dent, London 1924).
  • J. Methuen-Campbell, Chopin Playing from the Composer to the Present Day (Gollancz, London 1981).

[edit] References

  1. ^ Methuen-Campbell 1981, 136, n.
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