Alexander Ivashkin
Alexander Ivashkin | |
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Александр Васильевич Ивашкин | |
Alexander Ivashkin, 1990, Moscow. Photo by D. Smirnov | |
| Born | 17 August 1948 |
| Died | 31 January 2014 (aged 65) London, United Kingdom |
| Occupation(s) | Cellist, academic, writer |
| Known for | Biographer of Alfred Schnittke |
| Spouse | Natalia Pavlutskaya |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Russian Music Academy (M.Mus., D.M.A.) |
| Alma mater | Russian State Institute for Arts Studies (Ph.D, D.Mus.) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Historical musicology |
| Institutions | Gnessin Institute University of Canterbury University of London |
| Notable works | Alfred Schnittke (1996) A Schnittke Reader (2002) Musical career |
| Instrument(s) | Cello, piano |
| Website | www |
Alexander Vasilievich Ivashkin (Russian: Александр Васильевич Ивашкин), (17 August 1948 – 31 January 2014) was a Russian cellist, writer, academic and conductor. He was a professor of music and the Chair of Performance Studies at Goldsmiths, University of London since 1999, the director of the Centre for Russian Music, and the curator of the Alfred Schnittke Archive. In 1996, he published the first English-language biography of the composer Alfred Schnittke.