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April 4 1903 august 6, 1976 was a ukrainianborn american cellist. April 4 1903 august 6, 1976 was a russian born american cellist. The great russianborn cellist gregor piatigorsky 19031976 acquired the instrument from dr. The legacy of gregor piatigorsky, a new documentary by murray grigor and hamid shams, tells the story of the russianjewishamerican virtuoso in a panorama of historical sounds, pictures, video, and interviews, including footage of the montreal chamber music festivals founding director and driving force, denis brott. This listing does not include broadcasts, offtheair and any pirate recordings that is catered for in a separate, redirecting page. Piatigorsky, gregor grigorii pavlovich piatigorskii.
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