Gregor Piatigorsky was a Russian Empire-born American cellist.
Piatigorsky in 1945
The Moscow Conservatory, also officially Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory is a musical educational institution located in Moscow, Russia. It grants undergraduate and graduate degrees in musical performance and musical research. The conservatory offers various degrees including Bachelor of Music Performance, Master of Music and PhD in research.
The Great Hall, the main performance auditorium
The Moscow Conservatory in 1940