Vitaly Margulis

Vitaly Margulis studied at Saint Petersburg Conservatory. Training under Samary Savshinsky is recorded. The recorded working language is Ukrainian. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are classical music. Employment is recorded with University of California, Los Angeles and Hochschule für Musik Freiburg.

• Name — Vitaly Margulis • Born — 16 April 1928 • Birthplace — Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union • Died — 29 May 2011 • Place of death — Los Angeles, California, U.S. • Occupation — * Pianist • Musicologist • Teacher • Genre — Classical • Instrument — Piano

Vitaly Margulis was born in the city of Kharkov in the USSR (now Kharkiv, Ukraine). He took his first piano lessons from his father, whose teacher studied with the composer Alexander Scriabin. Margulis continued studies at the Leningrad Conservatory, where from 1958 until his emigration to the west in 1974, he taught piano. In 1975, Margulis became a full Professor at the Hochschule für Musik Freiburg, Germany. In 1994, he became Professor of Piano at the University of California in Los Angeles. In addition, he also gave piano master classes around the world.