Elena Gilels, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Elena Gilels

Russian musician

Date of Birth: 05-Sep-1948

Place of Birth: Moscow, Russia

Date of Death: 17-Jun-1996

Profession: pianist

Nationality: Russia

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Elena Emilevna Gilels (Russian: ????? ????????? ??´?????; September 5, 1948 – June 17, 1996) was a Russian pianist. The daughter of pianist Emil Gilels, Elena Gilels studied at the Moscow Conservatory under Vera Gornostayeva and Yakov Flier, then with Pavel Serebryakov at the Leningrad Conservatory.
Her repertoire focused on the works of Haydn, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Chopin, Liszt, Schumann, Mussorgsky, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff and Prokofiev.
Elena Gilels is perhaps best remembered for her performances of Mozart's piano concertos.
She frequently performed with her father Emil Gilels, with whom she recorded Mozart's Concerto for Two Pianos, KV.
365.