Piatigorsky, Gregor
Alias : Grisha Piatigorsky
Gregor Piatigorsky (April 17 [O.S. April 4] 1903 – August 6, 1976) was a Russian-born American cellist. It has been reported that the great violin pedagogue Ivan Galamian once described Piatigorsky as the greatest string player of all time. He was an extraordinarily dramatic player. His orientation as a performer was to convey the maximum expression embodied in a piece. He brought a great authenticity to his understanding of this expression. He was able to communicate this authenticity because he had had extensive personal and professional contact with many of the great composers of the day. [source from Wikipedia]