Mikhail Alperin
Michail Jefimowitsch Alperin (Ukrainian: Миха́йло Юхи́мович Альпе́рін; 7 November 1956 – 11 May 2018), usually credited as Misha Alperin, was a Soviet-Norwegian jazz pianist, known as a key member of the Moscow Art Trio.
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- Name
- Misha Alperin
- Birth Name
- Michail Jefimowitsch Alperin
- Born
- 7 November 1956
- Birthplace
- Kamianets-Podilskyi, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
- Died
- 11 May 2018
- Place of death
- Oslo, Norway
- Occupation
- Musician, composer
- Nationality
- Soviet Union and Norway.
- Fields
- jazz.
- Languages
- Russian, Norwegian and Ukrainian.
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Michail Jefimowitsch Alperin (Ukrainian: Миха́йло Юхи́мович Альпе́рін; 7 November 1956 – 11 May 2018), usually credited as Misha Alperin, was a Soviet-Norwegian jazz pianist, known as a key member of the Moscow Art Trio.
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Key facts
• Name — Misha Alperin • Birth Name — Michail Jefimowitsch Alperin • Alias — Misha Alperin • Born — 7 November 1956 • Birthplace — Kamianets-Podilskyi, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union • Died — 11 May 2018 • Place of death — Oslo, Norway • Background — temporary • Instrument — Piano • Genre — Jazz • Occupation — Musician, composer • Website — www.alperin.no
Biography
Biography
Alperin was born in Kamianets-Podilskyi, Ukrainian SSR to a Jewish family. He was educated in Khmelnytskyi, Bălți and Chișinău. In 1980, he formed one of the first jazz ensembles in Moldavian SSR. He moved to Moscow in the 1980s and founded the Moscow Art Trio with Arkady Shilkloper and folk singer Sergey Nikolaevich Starostin. He has also worked with Huun Huur Tu. From 1993 to 2018 he lived in Oslo, Norway; he was professor of music at the Norwegian Academy of Music and he supervised pianist Helge Lien and Morten Qvenild among others. He released several works on ECM Records. Alperin died on 11 May 2018 at the age of 61.
Identity and origins
Identity and origins
He also worked under the name Misha Alperin. The authorities additionally record the heading Michail Jefimowitsch Alperin. His recorded languages were Russian, Norwegian and Ukrainian.
Identity
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Mikhail Alperin is recorded as composer, pianist, jazz musician, professor and bandleader.
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2018
Mikhail Alperin died at Oslo.
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Kamianets-Podilskyi.
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Oslo.
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Discography
An asterisk (*) indicates that the year is that of release. • Year recorded — Title — Label — Personnel/Notes • 1989 — Wave of Sorrow — ECM — Duo, co-led with Arkady Shilkloper (French horn, jagdhorn, fluegelhorn, vocals) • 1992 — Folk Dreams — Jaro Medien • 1993 — The Blue Fjords — RDM — Solo piano; reissued as Blue Fjord by Jaro Medien • 1996* — Hamburg Concert — Jaro Medien Moscow Art Trio • 1996* — Prayer — Jaro Medien Moscow Art Trio • 1997 — First Impression — ECM — With John Surman (soprano sax, baritone sax), Arkady Shilkloper (French horn, flugelhorn), Terje Gewelt (bass), Jon Christensen (drums), Hans-Kristian Kjos Sørensen (percussion) • 1998 — North Story — ECM — Quintet, with Arkady Shilkloper (French horn, fluegelhorn), Tore Brunborg (tenor sax), Terje Gewelt (bass), Jon Christensen (drums) • 1998 — At Home — ECM — Solo piano • 1998 — Night — ECM — Trio, with Anja Lechner (cello), Hans-Kristian Kjos Sørensen (percussion, marimba, vocals); in concert • 2000* — Overture/Etude — Boheme • 2000* — Piano — Boheme — In concert • 2000* — Portrait — Jaro Medien • 2006 — Her First Dance — ECM — Trio, with Arkady Shilkloper (French horn, fluegelhorn), Anja Lechner (cello) 2008 — Moscow Art Trio & Norwegian Chamber Orchestra «Village Variations» (JARO 4290-2) Germany 2009 — Moscow Art Trio «Live in Holland» (CDDOMA 091102) Russia; (JARO 4302-2) Germany 2010 — The Bulgarian Voices Angelite with Huun-Huur-Tu & Moscow Art Trio «Legend» (JARO 4300-2) Germany
Literature
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Literature
Alperin, Mikhail, Oxford Music Online, 2003
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- 1.Mikhail Alperin (solo-piano) (Moldavia, Oslo/Norway) – Jaro.de.
- 2.Mikhail Alperin Biography. AllMusic.
- 3.Cook, Richard. Richard Cook's Jazz Encyclopedia. Penguin Books. 10. 2005. 0-141-00646-3.
- 4.Mikhail Alperin Biography – Store Norske Leksikon. 12 January 2023.
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