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Yuri Boukoff

p, 1923-2006 BG, Sofia
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Yuri Boukoff (Bulgarian: Юри Буков; May 1, 1923 – January 8, 2006) was a Bulgarian-French pianist. He was born in Sofia, Bulgaria and died in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France.In 1956, he was the first European pianist to make a tour to China. In 1964 he became a naturalized French citizen. He pursued studies with Yves Nat at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris and won the first prize in 1946. He was taught by George Enescu, Edwin Fischer and Marguerite Long. Among his first prize awards in international piano competitions are Geneva in 1947, Long-Thibaud in 1949, Diemer in 1951, and Queen Elisabeth of Belgium in 1952. His nickname was "Rubinstein of Bulgaria"

     
Genres
  • Classical
  • Spoken Word
Popular Tracks   
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor, S. 244 No. 2 on Venezia e Napoli: A Liszt Recital by Franz Liszt & Yuri Boukoff
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73: I. Allegro on Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73 by Ludwig van Beethoven, Yuri Boukoff, Pierre Dervaux & Orchestre des Concerts Colonne
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73: II. Adagio un poco mosso on Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73 by Ludwig van Beethoven, Yuri Boukoff, Pierre Dervaux & Orchestre des Concerts Colonne
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73: III. Rondo: Allegro on Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73 by Ludwig van Beethoven, Yuri Boukoff, Pierre Dervaux & Orchestre des Concerts Colonne
Sonata No. 5 in C Major, Op. 38: I. Allegro tranquillo on Milestones of a Legend - Sergey Prokofiev, Vol. 9 by Sergei Prokofiev & Yuri Boukoff
Supplément aux années de pèlerinage II, S. 162 "Venezia e Napoli": No. 3, Tarantella (After G.L. Cottrau) on Venezia e Napoli: A Liszt Recital by Franz Liszt & Yuri Boukoff
Sonata No. 5 in C Major, Op. 38: II. Andantino on Milestones of a Legend - Sergey Prokofiev, Vol. 9 by Sergei Prokofiev & Yuri Boukoff
Hungarian Rhapsodies, S. 244: No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor on Liszt: Rhapsodies hongroises Nos. 2 & 12 & Études de concert Nos. 2 & 3 by Franz Liszt & Yuri Boukoff
12 Études, Op. 8: No. 12 in D-Sharp Minor on Récital de musique russe by Yuri Boukoff
Sonata No. 5 in C Major, Op. 38: III. Un poco allegretto on Milestones of a Legend - Sergey Prokofiev, Vol. 9 by Sergei Prokofiev & Yuri Boukoff

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Title Artist Year Type
Piano Masterpieces: Pictures At An ExhibitionYuri Boukoff, Modest Mussorgsky • Sergei Prokofiev • Anton Rubinstein • Frédéric Chopin2019Album
Piano Concerto No.5 In E Flat, Opus 73 "The Emperor"Ludwig Van Beethoven - Yuri Boukoff2013Album
8ème Sonate Pour Piano / 3ème Sonate Pour PianoSergei Prokofiev, Yuri Boukoff, Paul Hindemith, Paul Badura-Skoda2013Album
Klavierkonzert Nr. 1 B-moll Op. 23- Klavierkonzert Nr. 2 C-moll Op. 18Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff, Yuri Boukoff, Wiener Symphoniker, Jean Fournet2005Album
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 Grieg: Piano ConcertoYuri Boukoff, Jacob Lateiner2001Album
Sonatas Claro De Luna, Patéttica Y Appassionata, PianoYuri Boukoff, Ludwig van Beethoven1998Album
Konzert Für Klavier Und Orchester A-moll, Op. 54 / Konzert Für Klavier Und Orchester A-moll, Op. 16Robert Schumann / Edvard Grieg ; Jörg Demus, Orchester Der Wiener Staatsoper, Yuri Boukoff, The London Philharmonic Orchestra, Artur Rodzinski1995Album
Mondschein-Sonate, Pathétique, AppassionataLudwig van Beethoven, Yuri Boukoff1995Album
Prélude Et Fugue En La M. / "Jésus Que Ma Joie Demeure" / Concerto Italien / Fantaisie En Ut M. / Fantaisie Chromatique Et Fugue / Chorals BWV 639, 645, 734Yuri Boukoff - Johann Sebastian Bach1993Album
Concerto Pour Piano No.1 / Concerto Pour Piano No.2Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky / Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff - Yuri Boukoff1992Album
Concerto Pour Piano No.1 / Concerto Pour Piano No.2Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky / Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff - Yuri Boukoff1992Album
Chopin Piano Concerto No. 2 / Liszt Piano Concerto No. 2Yuri Boukoff, Wiener Symphoniker Conducted By László Somogyi1992Album
Concerto N.5 " Imperatore"Ludwig van Beethoven, Yuri Boukoff, Pierre Dervaux, Orchestre Colonne1989Album
Les Concertos Pour Piano Et OrchestreFranz Liszt - Yuri Boukoff, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Konstantin Iliev1984Album
Concertos Pour Piano Et Orchestre N° 1 Et N° 2Franz Liszt - Yuri Boukoff, Wiener Symphoniker, László Somogyi1984Album
Concerto Pour Piano Et Orchestre N°1, En Si Bémol Mineur, Op. 23Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Orchestre Des Concerts De Symphonique De Vienne, Yuri Boukoff, Jean Fournet1984Album
Klavierkonzert Nr. 1Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Yuri Boukoff, Wiener Symphoniker, Jean Fournet1984Album
Après Une Lecture de Dante / Polonaise N° 2 / Rhapsodies Hongroises N°11 & 12 / Sonnet de Pétrarque N° 104Yuri Boukoff - Franz Liszt1983Album
2e Concerto Pour Piano Et Orchestre / Les SaisonsPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky / Yuri Boukoff, Orchestre De La Société Des Concerts Du Conservatoire, Ljubomir Romanskï1980Album
Das Klavier-Konzert Nr. 1 B-mollPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Yuri Boukoff, Wiener Symphoniker, Jean Fournet1979Album
J.S. Bach Yury BoukoffJohann Sebastian Bach / Yuri Boukoff1979Album
Deux Sonates Pour Violon Et Piano - TziganeMaurice Ravel, César Franck, Nell Gotkovsky, Yuri Boukoff1976Album
Chopin: Sonata N.3 - Polonaise Heroique - Fantasie- BerceuseYuri Boukoff1975Album
Saint-Saens Sonates Pour Violon Et Piano No. 1 Op 75 - No. 2 Op 102Camille Saint-Saëns, Nell Gotkovsky, Yuri Boukoff1975Album
Träumereien Am KlavierLudwig van Beethoven, Robert Schumann, Franz Liszt, Franz Schubert, Alexander Borodin - Yuri Boukoff1972Compil.
The Romantic PianoYuri Boukoff1968Album
Piano Concerto No. 1 In B Flat Minor, Op. 23 / Piano Concerto No. 1 In E FlatPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky / Franz Liszt - Yuri Boukoff, Wiener Symphoniker Conducted By Jean Fournet And László Somogyi1968Album
Piano Concerto No. 2 In F Minor, Op. 21 / Piano Concerto No. 2 In AFrédéric Chopin / Franz Liszt, Alexander Uninsky, The Hague Philharmonic Conducted By Willem Van Otterloo / Yuri Boukoff, Wiener Symphoniker Conducted By László Somogyi1968Album
Klaviersonaten Sonates Pour PianoYuri Boukoff, Sergei Prokofiev1963Album
Appassionata - Pathétique - MondscheinLudwig van Beethoven, Yuri Boukoff1962Album
BeethovenYuri Boukoff1960Album
Frederic ChopinFrédéric Chopin - Yuri Boukoff, Paul Badura-Skoda, Raymond Lewenthal, Nadia Reisenberg1960Album
4 Great Piano SonatasLudwig van Beethoven, Yuri Boukoff1960Album
Chopin: Polonaises Complete (Volume 1) Nos. 1-7Yuri Boukoff1958Album
Four Scherzi; Fantaisie In F MinorFrédéric Chopin, Yuri Boukoff1958Album
Sonatas For Piano, Vol. 2Sergei Prokofiev - Yuri Boukoff1957Album
Sonatas For Piano, Vol. 3Sergei Prokofiev - Yuri Boukoff1957Album
Tableaux D'Une Exposition - Rêverie - Gopak - Une LarmeModest Mussorgsky, Yuri BoukoffAlbum
Концерт за пиано и оркестър Nr.1 / Концерт за пиано и оркестър Nr.1 = Concerto For Piano And Orchestra Nr.1 / Concerto For Piano And Orchestra Nr.2Franz Liszt - Yuri Boukoff, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Konstantin IlievAlbum
Edvard Grieg - Klavierkonzert A-mollYuri Boukoff, Artur Rodzinski, The London Philharmonic OrchestraAlbum
Concerto No. 2 + Concerto No. 3Aminollah A. Hossein, Orchestre National De L'Opéra De Monte-Carlo, Pierre Dervaux, Yuri BoukoffAlbum
Musique Russe - Petits Classiques Pour TousSergei Prokofiev, Alexander Scriabine, Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff, Yuri BoukoffSingle
Yuri Boukoff, Brahms, BachYuri Boukoff, Johannes Brahms, Johann Sebastian BachSingle
Sonatas For Piano, Vol.1Sergei Prokofiev, Yuri BoukoffAlbum
Chopin : Les ValsesYuri BoukoffAlbum
Rapsodies Hongroises Nos 2 Et 12 - Caprices Poétiques Nos 2 Et 3Franz Liszt, Yuri BoukoffAlbum
Concerto de Piano nº1 em mi bemol maior, Consolação nº 3 em ré bemol maior, Capricho poético nº 3 em ré bemol maior "um suspiro", Sonho de amor nº 3 em lá bemol maiorFranz Liszt, Yuri Boukoff, Wiener Symphoniker, László SomogyiAlbum
Rachmaninow Pianoconcert No. 2Yuri Boukoff, Wiener Symphoniker, Jean FournetAlbum
Deuxième Concerto Pour Piano Et Orchestre En Sol Majeur Opus 44Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Yuri Boukoff - Orchestre De La Société Des Concerts Du Conservatoire Directed By Ljubomir RomanskïAlbum
Chopin: Polonaises Complete (Volume 2). Nos. 8-16Yuri Boukoff, Frédéric ChopinAlbum
Klaviersonaten; Sonates Pour PianoSergei Prokofiev, Yuri BoukoffAlbum
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