Teofils Biķis | |
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Background information | |
Born | (1952-08-30)30 August 1952 Rucava, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union |
Died | 2 November 2000(2000-11-02) (aged 48) Riga, Latvia |
Genres | Classical |
Occupation | Pianist |
Instrument | Piano |
Teofils Biķis (30 August 1952 – 2 November 2000) was a Latvian pianist.
He born in Rucava and was trained at the Moscow Conservatory under Lev Vlassenko, graduating in 1975. That same year he won the Vianna da Motta International Music Competition and was appointed a teacher at the Novosibirsk Conservatory. In 1989 he was promoted to the Latvian Academy of Music, where he held a professorship and led the piano department. He served subsequently as the president of the European Piano Teachers Association's Latvian branch.
1968 | II Ciurlionis iRPC | 3rd Prize | ex aequo with Raimonda Šeinfeld |
1975 | VI Vianna da Motta IMC | 1st Prize | ex aequo with William de Van |
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