Oleg Maisenberg

Pianist Oleg Maisenberg has been heard especially often in chamber music since emigrating to the West. He is also an important educator. In 1967, Maisenberg scored double breakthroughs with a pair of prizes in Austria. He was a major star in the Soviet Union in the 1970s, appearing as a concerto soloist with the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra and other top ensembles. His recording career began during the LP era. Among his early digital recordings was a 1983 album featuring Schubert's Wanderer Fantasie, D. 760. Maisenberg had begun to perform with violinist Gidon Kremer even before leaving the Soviet Union, and in the West, he has been especially well-known as a chamber musician. His list of collaborators includes baritone Hermann Prey, oboist Heinz Holliger, and pianist András Schiff.