Lev Vlassenko
Appearance
World-renowned international concert pianist and teacher, Lev Vlassenko (Лев Власенко) born in Tbilisi, 1928; died in Brisbane, 1996) He won the First Prize in the 1956 Franz(Ferencz) Liszt Competition and was second to Van Cliburn at the I-st Tchaikovsky Competition two years later.
In 1991 he was decorated a People's Artist of the USSR.
For complete information about the musician, please see web page of Lev Vlassenko Piano Competition http://www.lev-vlassenko.com/content/view/12/32/