Died famous Russian pianist Nikolai Petrov

After a long and painful illness pianist Nikolai Petrov died today at 69 years of life in the CDB. Petrov on 15 May during the tour in Minsk, had a stroke. Thereafter, he was for a long time been in a serious condition in the hospital. Pianist regained consciousness only on 25 May Belarus in Moscow Nikolai Petrov was acquired on 7 Special Flight Russian Emergencies Ministry. Then his condition has been detected properly in the Central Clinical Hospital .. Nikolai Petrov Arnoldovich born 14th April 1943 in Moscow into a family of famous Russian artists. While still a student at the Moscow Conservatory, he won two major international competitions - the name Van Cliburn in the U.S. and the Queen Elisabeth in Brussels. Petrov has performed and recorded with leading domestic conductors - such as Evgeny Svetlanov, Yuri Temirkanov, Gennady Rozhdestvensky, and Arvid Jansons, Pavel Kogan. His repertoire consisted of numerous classical works. Petrov, the first artist Aram Khachaturian, Tikhon Khrennikov, Rodion Shchedrin, Andrei Eshpai and performer was the first domestic Barber, Ginastera, Poulenc, Lutoslawski, Stravinsky and other composers. He is happy, the best orchestras in the world, including the Berlin Philharmonic, the London Symphony Orchestra and cooperate the Japanese NHK. Petrov was a professor at the Moscow Conservatory, received the State Prize (1991), the Order "For Services to the Fatherland" III and IV degree, voluntary "Public Recognition" (1998), the Great Gold Medal of the French Academy of Balzac. Exercised artistic direction Festival "Musical Kremlin". He led the Russian Academy of Arts in 1998, led in the same year he founded the International Foundation Petrov supporting talented young musicians and veterans of the scene. Was artistic director of the Foundation "New Names" (2003). The name Nikolai Petrov was one of the minor planets. Pianist Nikolai Petrov is on Friday 5 August will bury Troekurovsky cemetery. This is the desire of his wife. According to her, on Troekurov quiet cemetery, and she would like her husband to this place, despite the fact that there are other options. The farewell ceremony will begin at 11:00 clock in the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory.