Andrei Gavrilov

Andrei Vladimirovich Gavrilov ( Russian Андрей Владимирович Гаврилов , scientific transliteration Andrej Vladimirovič Gavrilov ; born September 21, 1955 in Moscow ) is a Russian pianist . After winning the Tchaikovsky Competition in 1974, Gavrilov's international career was abruptly interrupted twice: from 1979 to 1984 he was forced into isolation by the Soviet regime, and from 1993 to 2001 he withdrew completely due to a life crisis. Gawrilow has lived in Switzerland since 2001 and is continuing his career there.