Yudina M.V. (1899-1970), pianist

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YUDINA Maria Veniaminovna (1899-1970), pianist, teacher. In 1921 she graduated from the Petrograd Conservatory, where she studied under A.N. Esipova and L.V. Nikolaev. In 1921-22 she studied at the Department of History and Philology of the University of Petrograd. She started to perform in 1921, and rose to become an outstanding Soviet pianist. From 1921 to 1930 she taught at the Conservatory, achieving professorship in 1923. Later she worked in Tbilisi and Moscow. She came to Leningrad during the siege.

Works: Gleams of Divine Love: Literary Heritage (Moscow; St. Petersburg, 1999).

References: Мария Вениаминовна Юдина: Ст. Воспоминания. Материалы. М., 1978.

A. L. Porfiryeva. Esipova (Esipova-Leshetitskaya) Anna Nikolaevna
Nikolaev Leonid Vasilievich
Yudina Maria Veniaminovna
Мария Вениаминовна Юдина: Ст. Воспоминания. Материалы. М., 1978
Лучи божественной любви: Лит. наследие. М.; СПб., 1999 Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory
State University, St. Petersburg
Siege of 1941-44