What is Mischa Maisky?
[[File:Mischa Maisky 2.jpg|thumb|Mischa Maisky]] '''Mischa Maisky''' ({{lang-lv|Miša Maiskis}}; born January 10, 1948 in [[Riga]], [[Latvian SSR]]) is an [[Israel]]i and former [[Soviet]] [[cello|cellist]]. Maisky studied with [[Mstislav Rostropovich]] at the [[Moscow Conservatory]] in the [[Soviet Union]]. In 1966 he won 6th Prize at the [[Moscow]] [[International Tchaikovsky Competition]]. In 1970, he was [[wikt:imprisoned|imprisoned]] in a [[labor camp]] near [[Nizhny Novgorod|Gorky]] for 18 months. When he was set free, he moved to [[Israel]] and became a citizen there. He also studied for a time with [[Gregor Piatigorsky]] in Los Angeles. He currently lives in [[Belgium]]. In his performing and recording career, Maisky has worked with artists such as the [[piano|pianists]] [[Martha Argerich]], [[Radu Lupu]], and [[Sergio Tiempo]], the [[violin]]ists [[Gidon Kremer]] and [[Janine Jansen]], and the [[conducting|conductors]] [[Leonard Bernstein]], [[Zubin Mehta]], [[Vladimir Ashkenazy]], [[Daniel Barenboim]], and [[Giuseppe Sinopoli]]. He has played around the world and has made many recordings. {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Maisky, Mischa}} [[Category:1948 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Cellists]] [[Category:Jewish Israeli musicians]] [[Category:Latvian Jews]] [[Category:Naturalized citizens of Israel]] [[Category:Musicians from Riga]] [[Category:Soviet Jews]] [[Category:Soviet musicians]] [[Category:20th-century musicians]]