Mischa Maisky
Known for

Acting

Credits

10

Gender

Man

Birthday

10 Jan 1948 (76)

Place of birth

Riga, Latvia

Also known as

Mischa Maisky

Biography

Mischa Maisky (Latvian: Miša Maiskis, Hebrew: מישה מייסקי, Russian: Миша Майский; born 10 January 1948) is a Soviet-born Israeli cellist. Mischa Maisky was born in 1948 in Riga and is the younger brother of organist, harpsichordist and musicologist Valery Maisky (1942–1981). He was taught by Mstislav Rostropovich at the Moscow Conservatory from 1966 to 1970. In 1966, he won sixth prize at the International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow. In 1970, he was arrested and spent 18 months in jail and a work camp and later 2 months in mental hospital. He emigrated to Israel in 1972, where he holds citizenship. In 1974 he studied with Gregor Piatigorsky in Los Angeles. Maisky currently lives in Belgium. Maisky has worked with artists including the pianists Martha Argerich, Khatia Buniatishvili, Radu Lupu, Nelson Freire, Peter Serkin, Evgeny Kissin, Lang Lang and Sergio Tiempo, the violinists Gidon Kremer, Itzhak Perlman, Vadim Repin, Maxim Vengerov, Joshua Bell, Julian Rachlin and Janine Jansen, and the conductors Leonard Bernstein, Zubin Mehta, Carlo Maria Giulini, Lorin Maazel, Riccardo Muti, Giuseppe Sinopoli, Yuri Temirkanov, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Daniel Barenboim, James Levine, Charles Dutoit, Mariss Jansons, Valery Gergiev, and Gustavo Dudamel among others. Maisky first performed in the United States at Carnegie Hall in 1973. In 1976, he made his first performance in London and performed a recital with Radu Lupu the following year. He returned to Russia in 1995 to perform and record with Russian National Orchestra and Mikhail Pletnev. In 2021 DG released box of 44 CD’s with his complete recordings for the «Yellow Label» Maisky has 6 children and has performed with the 3 oldest - pianists Lily and Maximilian and violinist Sascha. Source: Article "Mischa Maisky" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Known for
Acting roles
YearMovie / TV show / OtherRole
2022United We Stand - Musicians in Time of War
2018Alice Sara Ott Live in Yellow Lounge: Nightfall
2011Martha Argerich & Mischa MaiskyCelloist
2008Music at the SeaHimself
2007Bach The Cello Suites
2007Cello Concertos Haydn and Schumann
2004Gala from St. PetersburgSelf - Cellist
2001AeschbacherSelf
1987Le monde est à vousSelf
1972Le Grand ÉchiquierSelf