Born: 1920 - Russia

The Russian pianist, Anatoly (Tolia) Vedernikov, was a pupil of Nehaus and became a great friend of Sviatoslav Richter when he arrived in Moscow in 1937. They played together too much: Bach's Concerto, Rondo of Chopin, Concerto pathétique of Liszt, En blanc et noir of Debussy, the 2° Suite of Sergei Rachmaninov and Béla Bartók's Sonata. His career did not develop outstide the Soviet Unions, but he is considered a great performer of Bach, Chopin, Debussy and music of the 20^th Century.

Source: Great Pianists Mailing List (October 1999)
Contributed by Aryeh Oron (January 2007)

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