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Michael Rudy

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First CD release of rare recordings of Mikhail Rudi, winner of the 1975 Ron Thibaud Competition! Included are concertos by Grieg and Prokofiev with the St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Jansons! The first CD release of rare recordings of Mikhail Rudi (1953-), who was born in Uzbekistan and has been active in France since his exile! Rudy entered the Moscow Conservatory at the age of 15, where he studied with Yakov Friere. He then moved to France, where he won the Ron-Thibault International Competition in 1975. The competition was held in 1975, and was held at a very high level, with participants such as Abdel Rahman El-Basha and Akiko Ebi. Since then, she has been active internationally as a soloist. For his long career, there have been few recordings, and his initial release on CD is most welcome. The main focus of this issue is the piano concertos by Grieg and Prokofiev (No. 2