Gleb Axelrod

Gleb Borisovich Axelrod (Template:Lang-ru; 11 October 1923, [[Moscow] - 2 October 2003, Hannover) was a Russian pianist.

He was a disciple of Grigory Ginzburg. Axelrod won, ex-aequo with Marina Slesaryeva, the II piano edition of the Prague Spring Festival Competition (1951). In 1955 he obtained a 4th prize at the Concours Long-Thibaud, and two years later he was awarded the inaugural edition of the Vianna da Motta Competition's 3rd prize. He subsequently held a professorship at the Moscow Conservatory.

References

• [1] Prague Spring International Music Festival
• [2] Concours Long-Thibaud
• [3] National University of Colombia