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Mischa Maisky (Mihail Leopol'dovich Majskij) was born on 10 January, 1948 in Riga, Latvian SSR, USSR, is a Soviet-born Israeli cellist (b.1948). Discover Mischa Maisky's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 76 years old?

Popular As Mihail Leopol'dovich Majskij
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Age 76 years old
Zodiac Sign Capricorn
Born 10 January 1948
Birthday 10 January
Birthplace Riga, Latvian SSR, USSR
Nationality Latvia

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1894

A review by BBC Magazine writer Jan Smaczny stated "Maisky's performance of these works could hardly be bettered. Strauss's Sonata has enormous youthful élan, and the arrangements of the Romance for cello and orchestra and "Morgen" are exquisite" (Morgen! Opus 27, Number 4. 1894, Richard Strauss).

1948

Mischa Maisky (Miša Maiskis, מישה מייסקי, Миша Майский; born 10 January 1948) is a Soviet-born Israeli cellist.

Mischa Maisky was born in 1948 in Riga and is the younger brother of organist, harpsichordist and musicologist Valery Maisky (1942–1981).

1966

He was taught by Mstislav Rostropovich at the Moscow Conservatory from 1966 to 1970.

In 1966, he won sixth prize at the International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow.

1970

In 1970, he was arrested and spent 18 months in jail and a work camp and later 2 months in mental hospital.

1972

He emigrated to Israel in 1972, where he holds citizenship.

1973

Maisky first performed in the United States at Carnegie Hall in 1973.

1974

In 1974 he studied with Gregor Piatigorsky in Los Angeles.

Maisky currently lives in Belgium.

Maisky has worked with artists including the pianists Martha Argerich, Khatia Buniatishvili, Radu Lupu, Nelson Freire, Peter Serkin, Evgeny Kissin, Lang Lang and Sergio Tiempo, the violinists Gidon Kremer, Itzhak Perlman, Vadim Repin, Maxim Vengerov, Joshua Bell, Julian Rachlin and Janine Jansen, and the conductors Leonard Bernstein, Zubin Mehta, David Zinman, Carlo Maria Giulini, Lorin Maazel, Riccardo Muti, Giuseppe Sinopoli, Yuri Temirkanov, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Daniel Barenboim, James Levine, Charles Dutoit, Mariss Jansons, Valery Gergiev, and Gustavo Dudamel among others.

1976

In 1976, he made his first performance in London and performed a recital with Radu Lupu the following year.

1995

He returned to Russia in 1995 to perform and record with Russian National Orchestra and Mikhail Pletnev.

In 2021 DG released box of 44 CD’s with his complete recordings for the « Yellow Label »

Maisky has 6 children and has performed with the 3 oldest – pianists Lily and Maximilian and violinist Sascha.

Maisky's recordings include:

There has been much controversy over Maisky's playing.

Part of the public criticizes his extensive and often extreme use of vibrato and his generally loud playing.

Another part feels that Maisky thus maintains a romantic quality – even when interpreting baroque music – that cannot be found in many other players.