Sviatoslav Knushevitsky
Biography
Sviatoslav Nikolayevich Knushevitsky (also seen as Knushevitzky; 6 January 1908 [O.S. 24 December 1907] – 19 February 1963) was a Soviet-Russian classical cellist. He was particularly noted for his partnership with the violinist David Oistrakh and the pianist Lev Oborin in a renowned piano trio from 1940 until his death. After Mstislav Rostropovich and Daniil Shafran, he is spoken of as one of the pre-eminent Russian cellists of the 20th century.
Bio from Wikipedia
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Credited work
532 releases · 78 albums · active 1950–2025
- Performance · 591
- Other credits · 7
Studios: Abbey Road Studios · Kingsway Hall · Flagey Studio 4 · Emil Berliner Studios
Frequent collaborators
- Beethoven
- David Oistrakh
- Schubert
- Smetana
- Dvořák
- Haydn
- David Oistrach
- Ravel

