Anatol Ugorski was the fourth-born child of five siblings. In 1945, the Ugo… Read Full Bio ↴Anatol Ugorski was the fourth-born child of five siblings. In 1945, the Ugorski family moved to Leningrad, where six years later, he went to the conservatory which included an affiliated special music school, although he did not specialize in any instrument. After finishing school in 1960, he studied piano at the Leningrad Conservatory with Nadezhda Golubowskaja. Before graduation, he went through many works by premier (and often controversial) composers, such as Arnold Schoenberg, Alban Berg, Olivier Messiaen, and Pierre Boulez.
During the time he lived in Leningrad, he played a guest performance of a piece by Pierre Boulez in autumn of 1968 (shortly after the invasion of the Warsaw Pact in Prague) and was met with demonstratively enthusiastic applause, after which he was classified as politically unreliable and prevented from continuing his career. Anatol Ugorski then spent more than ten years as a piano accompanist for concerts by the Young Pioneers choir, with which he toured the entire former Soviet Union. The fact that, with his virtuoso talent, he could become a prominent soloist in just a few concerts under Soviet rule was proof that soon he would have to develop his individual talent in secret, however, given the political climate of the time. His artistic reputation led to him being appointed to a professorship at the Leningrad Conservatory in 1982.
In the summer of 1990, Anatol Ugorski fled to Berlin with his wife and child, after his sixteen year-old daughter, Dina Ugorskaja (now also a pianist), had been severely threatened by supporters of the antisemitic Pamyatmovement. For almost two years, the family lived in a Berlin refugee accommodation. In 1992, at fifty-years old, Ugorski's renown went international, with spectacular concerts at the Conservatory of Milan and the Vienna Festival. Since then, he has been a soloist with leading orchestras, including the Symphony Orchestra of the WDR, Czech Philharmonic, Concertgebouw Orchestra, Orchestre de Paris, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Hamburg Symphony Orchestra. The pianist regularly performs at major festivals.
Up until 2007, Anatol Ugorski taught at the Hochschule für Musik Detmold, where he was a Professor of Piano.
During the time he lived in Leningrad, he played a guest performance of a piece by Pierre Boulez in autumn of 1968 (shortly after the invasion of the Warsaw Pact in Prague) and was met with demonstratively enthusiastic applause, after which he was classified as politically unreliable and prevented from continuing his career. Anatol Ugorski then spent more than ten years as a piano accompanist for concerts by the Young Pioneers choir, with which he toured the entire former Soviet Union. The fact that, with his virtuoso talent, he could become a prominent soloist in just a few concerts under Soviet rule was proof that soon he would have to develop his individual talent in secret, however, given the political climate of the time. His artistic reputation led to him being appointed to a professorship at the Leningrad Conservatory in 1982.
In the summer of 1990, Anatol Ugorski fled to Berlin with his wife and child, after his sixteen year-old daughter, Dina Ugorskaja (now also a pianist), had been severely threatened by supporters of the antisemitic Pamyatmovement. For almost two years, the family lived in a Berlin refugee accommodation. In 1992, at fifty-years old, Ugorski's renown went international, with spectacular concerts at the Conservatory of Milan and the Vienna Festival. Since then, he has been a soloist with leading orchestras, including the Symphony Orchestra of the WDR, Czech Philharmonic, Concertgebouw Orchestra, Orchestre de Paris, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Hamburg Symphony Orchestra. The pianist regularly performs at major festivals.
Up until 2007, Anatol Ugorski taught at the Hochschule für Musik Detmold, where he was a Professor of Piano.
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08Piano Sonata No. 2 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 2: 4. Finale (Introduzione. Sostenuto - Allegro non troppo e rubato)11:37Anatol Ugorski
14Brahms: Piano Sonata No.3 in F minor, Op.5 - 5. Finale (Allegro moderato ma rubato)7:25Wilhelm Kempff
17Brahms: 4 Ballades, Op.10 - 2. Andante - Allegro non troppo - Molto staccato e leggiero - Tempo I6:21Wilhelm Kempff
26Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Paganini, Op.35 / Book 2: - Variation XIII: Un poco più Andante9:22Tamás Vásáry
71Souvenir de la Russie (Published Before 1852 As, Op. 151 Under The Pseudonym G.W. Marks): 1. Hymne national russe de Lvoff.3:26Alfons Kontarsky
72Souvenir de la Russie (Published Before 1852 As, Op. 151 Under The Pseudonym G.W. Marks): 2. Chansonette de Titoff.3:53Alfons Kontarsky
73Souvenir de la Russie (Published Before 1852 As, Op. 151 Under The Pseudonym G.W. Marks): 3. Romance de Warlamoff.2:47Alfons Kontarsky
74Souvenir de la Russie (Published Before 1852 As, Op. 151 Under The Pseudonym G.W. Marks): 4. "Le Rossignol" de A. Alabieff.2:41Alfons Kontarsky
75Souvenir de la Russie (Published Before 1852 As, Op. 151 Under The Pseudonym G.W. Marks): 5. Chant bohémien.2:30Alfons Kontarsky
76Souvenir de la Russie (Published Before 1852 As, Op. 151 Under The Pseudonym G.W. Marks): 6. "Koca" Chant bohémien3:18Alfons Kontarsky
81Sonata in F Minor, Op. 34b For Two Pianos, After The Quintet, Op. 34: 1. Allegro non troppo13:16Alfons Kontarsky
82Sonata in F Minor, Op. 34b For Two Pianos, After The Quintet, Op. 34: 2. Andante, un poco Adagio9:21Alfons Kontarsky
83Sonata in F Minor, Op. 34b For Two Pianos, After The Quintet, Op. 34: 3. Scherzo. Allegro7:28Alfons Kontarsky
84Sonata in F Minor, Op. 34b For Two Pianos, After The Quintet, Op. 34: 4. Finale. Poco sostenuto - Allegro non troppo - Presto non troppo10:32Alfons Kontarsky
85Hungarian Dances Nos. 1 - 21 - for Piano Duet: No. 1 in G Minor (Allegro molto)3:12Alfons Kontarsky
88Hungarian Dances Nos. 1 - 21 - for Piano Duet: No. 4 in F Minor (Poco sostenuto)4:34Alfons Kontarsky
89Hungarian Dances Nos. 1 - 21 - for Piano Duet: No. 5 in F-Sharp Minor (Allegro)1:55Alfons Kontarsky
93Hungarian Dances Nos. 1 - 21 - for Piano Duet: No. 9 in E Minor (Allegro non troppo)2:25Alfons Kontarsky
95Brahms: Hungarian Dances Nos. 1 - 21 - for Piano Duet - No. 11 in A minor (Poco andante)2:55Alfons Kontarsky
97Hungarian Dances Nos. 1 - 21 - for Piano Duet: No. 13 in D (Andantino grazioso)1:37Alfons Kontarsky
99Hungarian Dances Nos. 1 - 21 - for Piano Duet: No. 15 in B-Flat (Allegretto grazioso)2:23Alfons Kontarsky
100Hungarian Dances Nos. 1 - 21 - for Piano Duet: No. 16 in F Minor / Major (Con moto)2:32Alfons Kontarsky
101Hungarian Dances Nos. 1 - 21 - for Piano Duet: No. 17 in F-Sharp Minor (Andantino)3:27Alfons Kontarsky
103Hungarian Dances Nos. 1 - 21 - for Piano Duet: No. 19 in B Minor (Allegretto)2:07Alfons Kontarsky
104Hungarian Dance for 2 Pianos, WoO 1 No. 20 in E minor: Poco Allegretto - Vivace2:11Johannes Brahms
109Brahms: Chorale Prelude and Fugue in A minor, WoO 7 for organ - Fugue. Adagio5:24Peter Planyavsky
113Eleven Chorale Preludes, Op. Post.122 For Organ: No. 2 "Herzliebster Jesu" - Adagio2:33Peter Planyavsky
114Eleven Chorale Preludes, Op. Post.122 For Organ: No. 6 "O wie selig seid ihr doch, ihr Frommen"1:43Peter Planyavsky
115Eleven Chorale Preludes, Op. Post.122 For Organ: No. 4 "Herzlich tut mich erfreuen"1:48Peter Planyavsky
116Brahms: Eleven Chorale Preludes op.post.122 for organ - No. 11 "O Welt, ich muß dich lassen"2:41Peter Planyavsky
117Eleven Chorale Preludes, Op. Post.122 For Organ: No. 9 "Herzlich tut mich verlangen"2:10Peter Planyavsky
118Brahms: Eleven Chorale Preludes op.post.122 for organ - No. 1 "Mein Jesu, der du mich"4:02Peter Planyavsky
119Eleven Chorale Preludes, Op. Post.122 For Organ: No. 5 "Schmücke Dich, o liebe Seele"2:14Peter Planyavsky
120Brahms: Eleven Chorale Preludes op.post.122 for organ - No. 7 "O Gott, du frommer Gott"3:41Peter Planyavsky
121Eleven Chorale Preludes, Op. Post.122 For Organ: No. 8 "Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen"2:42Peter Planyavsky
122Eleven Chorale Preludes, Op. Post.122 For Organ: No. 10 "Herzlich tut mich verlangen"2:38Peter Planyavsky
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