Name Vadim Borisovsky Role Violist | ||
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Died August 2, 1972, Moscow, Russia People also search for Sergei Shirinsky, Mikhail Glinka, Dmitry Tsyganov, Vasily Shirinsky | ||
Elizaveta koroleva playing f schubert impromptu viola adaptation by vadim borisovsky
Vadim Vasilyevich Borisovsky (Russian: Вадим Васильевич Борисовский; January 19, 1900 – August 2, 1972) was a Russian (Soviet) violist.
Contents
- Elizaveta koroleva playing f schubert impromptu viola adaptation by vadim borisovsky
- V Borisovsky I Kozlovsky I loved you by Sakharov
- Biography
- Original compositions
- Harp
- Viola damore
- Viola
- References
V. Borisovsky & I. Kozlovsky : "I loved you" by Sakharov
Biography
Born in Moscow, Borisovsky entered Moscow Conservatory in 1917 studying the violin with Mikhail Press. A year later, on the advice of violist Vladimir Bakaleinikov, Borisovsky turned his attentions to the viola. He studied with Bakaleinikov and graduated in 1922. Borisovsky became Professor of Viola at the conservatory in 1927.
Between 1922 and 1923, Borisovsky and colleagues from the Moscow Conservatory formed the Beethoven Quartet. He was the quartet's violist until 1964. There are many recordings of Borisovsky with the Beethoven Quartet.
Borisovsky was also a viola d'amore player. He arranged, transcribed and edited more than 250 compositions for viola and viola d'amore.
He died in Moscow, aged 72.
Original compositions
Harp
For harp solo
Viola d'amore
For viola d'amore and piano unless otherwise noted
Viola
For viola and piano unless otherwise noted