Lev Naumov

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Lev Naumov (Russian: Лев Наумов, February 12, 1925 - August 21, 2005) was a Russian classical pianist, composer and educator. Received a title of People's Artist of Russia and was nicknamed the "Godfather of the Russian piano school".

Professor Naumov studied with the legendary Heinrich Neuhaus, becoming his assistant and eventually his successor. Naumov was a professor of piano at the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory and a jury member in many international competitions. Professor Naumov's studio produced some of the better-known pianists to emerge from Russia in the past 40 years. Among his students at different times were such pianists as Alexei Nasedkin, Vladimir Viardo, Andrei Gavrilov, Lola Astanova, Ilya Itin, Alexei Sultanov and many others.

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• Recollection of Lev Nikolaevic Naumov at the Heinrich Neuhaus web site