Born: July 7, 1908 - S.Petersburg, Russia
Died: May 17, 1998 - Moscow, Russia

The Russian soprano, Nina L'vovna Dorliak, was the daughter of the renowned singer Ksenya Dorliak, teacher at the Moscow Conservatory. She learned the art of singing at the Conservatory through her mother.

Nina Dorliak's career started in 1935, as a chamber singer. In 1947 she became Professor at the Moscow Conservatory. Her most renowned pupils are Galina Pissarenko and Elena Bryleva. She gave many concerts in Russia and abroad, mainly in the chamber singing repertoire, in which are to be found Italian composers as Scarlatti, or French (such as Debussy), and the Russian classical authors like Glinka, Musorgsky, Sergei Rachmaninov, Prokofiev, Shostakovitch.

In 1946, Nina Dorliak met the pianist Sviatoslav Richter and became his partner until the death of the Maestro on August 1, 1997. She accompanied Richter both in his complex live and career for more than fifty years, supporting him in his last sickness. She was not able to survive to the death of her partner for more than a few months. Her obsequies took place at Moscow, after the last farewell in the Conservatory Great Hall.

Nina Dorliak left a legacy of many recordings, in duo with Sviatoslav Richter too, with whom she sung Schumann, Prokofiev and Musorsgky.

Source: Heinrich Nuehaus Website
Contributed by Aryeh Oron (April 2006)

Recordings of Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works

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Works

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Soprano

BWV 459, BWV 478, BWV 479 (x2), BWV 488, BWV 508, BWV 512, BWV 515 [all sung in Russian; w/ pianist Sviatoslav Richter)

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Nina Dorliak - Short Biography (Henrich Neuhaus)

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