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Monsaingeon sits down with Sviatoslav Richter, one of the greatest pianists of all time, to listen to his story, thus breaking the lifelong silence of an artist who continually refused to be interviewed. Through unseen, captivating, unexpected images and accounts, the life of a musical genius is unraveled: from his wild childhood, to encounters with other great artists, as well as his debuting career in a terrorising, conflictual Soviet Union.
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Cast:
Sviatoslav Richter -
Original Title:
Richter, l’insoumis -
Country:
France -
Year:
1998 - 159’ Subtitles: English
Director
Bruno Monsaingeon
Bruno Monsaingeon is a French musician, filmmaker and writer who has,
aside from his career as a violinist, dedicated the last thirty years of his life filming the profiles and performances of some of the biggest musicians of our time: Yehudi Menuhin, Glenn Gould, Sviatoslav Richter, David Oïstrakh, Piotr Anderszewski and Grigory Sokolov, amongst many others. Monsaingeon is also the author of the book Mademoiselle, a report comprising a series of interviews with Nadia Boulanger, composer, maestro and teacher of many of the most important composers and musicians of the 20th Century.
aside from his career as a violinist, dedicated the last thirty years of his life filming the profiles and performances of some of the biggest musicians of our time: Yehudi Menuhin, Glenn Gould, Sviatoslav Richter, David Oïstrakh, Piotr Anderszewski and Grigory Sokolov, amongst many others. Monsaingeon is also the author of the book Mademoiselle, a report comprising a series of interviews with Nadia Boulanger, composer, maestro and teacher of many of the most important composers and musicians of the 20th Century.
