Yakov Zak

Yakov Izrailevich Zak (Ukrainian: Яків Ізраїлович Зак), (Russian: Яков Израилевич Зак), Jiakov Israilevič Sak; Odessa, 20 November [O.S. 7 November] 1913 – Moscow, 28 June 1976) was a Soviet pianist and teacher of Jewish extraction.
Born in Odessa, Zak studied piano at the Odessa Conservatory with Maria Starkhova, took classes on special harmony with Mykola Vilinsky, and later studied with Heinrich Neuhaus in Moscow, graduating in 1935. Having made his debut in 1935, he rose to prominence when he won First Prize and the Mazurka Prize at the International Frederick Chopin Piano Competition in 1937. From 1935 Zak taught at the Moscow Conservatory, becoming a professor in 1947 and being granted a chair in 1965. His pupils include Irina Zaritskaya, Nikolai Petrov, Evgeny Mogilevsky, Svetlana Navasardyan, Lubov Timofeyeva, Valery Afanassiev, Ludmila Knezkova-Hussey, Vladimir Bakk, and Youri Egorov. In 1966 Yakov Zak was made People's Artist of the USSR.

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Emil Gilels in Ensembles (4 CD)

Emil Gilels in Ensembles (4 CD)

  • Release: 2013
Russian Performing Art: Yakov Zak, Piano (1 CD)

Russian Performing Art: Yakov Zak, Piano (1 CD)

  • Release: 2011
Emil Gilels 100, Vol. 32 (Live)

Emil Gilels 100, Vol. 32 (Live)

  • Release: 2016
Music & Nature

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  • Release: 2020
Saint-Saëns: Le carnaval des animaux

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  • Release: 1953