Sviatoslav Teofilovich Richter
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Sviatoslav Teofilovich Richter was a renowned Soviet pianist, widely regarded as one of the greatest classical pianists of the 20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sviatoslav Teofilovich Richter canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9517108 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sviatoslav Teofilovich Richter Context triple: [Sviatoslav Richter, fullName, Sviatoslav Teofilovich Richter]
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A.
Vladimir May-Mayevsky
Vladimir May-Mayevsky was a White Army general in the Russian Civil War who led anti-Bolshevik forces in southern Russia.
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B.
Sergei Aleksandrovich Kusevitsky
Sergei Aleksandrovich Kusevitsky, better known as Serge Koussevitzky, was a prominent Russian-born American conductor, double-bassist, and music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra renowned for championing contemporary composers.
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C.
Nikolai Tcherepnin
Nikolai Tcherepnin was a Russian composer and conductor associated with the Ballets Russes, known for his orchestral and stage works in the early 20th century.
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D.
Yuri Grigorovich
Yuri Grigorovich is a renowned Russian choreographer and former artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet, celebrated for his grand, dramatic productions that reshaped Soviet and Russian ballet in the 20th century.
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E.
Viktor Mayevsky
Viktor Mayevsky was a Soviet diplomat who served as an ambassador representing the interests of the USSR abroad.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sviatoslav Teofilovich Richter Target entity description: Sviatoslav Teofilovich Richter was a renowned Soviet pianist, widely regarded as one of the greatest classical pianists of the 20th century.
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A.
Vladimir May-Mayevsky
Vladimir May-Mayevsky was a White Army general in the Russian Civil War who led anti-Bolshevik forces in southern Russia.
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B.
Sergei Aleksandrovich Kusevitsky
Sergei Aleksandrovich Kusevitsky, better known as Serge Koussevitzky, was a prominent Russian-born American conductor, double-bassist, and music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra renowned for championing contemporary composers.
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C.
Nikolai Tcherepnin
Nikolai Tcherepnin was a Russian composer and conductor associated with the Ballets Russes, known for his orchestral and stage works in the early 20th century.
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D.
Yuri Grigorovich
Yuri Grigorovich is a renowned Russian choreographer and former artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet, celebrated for his grand, dramatic productions that reshaped Soviet and Russian ballet in the 20th century.
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E.
Viktor Mayevsky
Viktor Mayevsky was a Soviet diplomat who served as an ambassador representing the interests of the USSR abroad.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Soviet citizen
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classical pianist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Lenin Prize
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Order of Lenin ⓘ Order of the Red Banner of Labour ⓘ People's Artist of the USSR ⓘ Stalin Prize ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1915-03-20 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Russian Empire
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Zhytomyr ⓘ present-day Ukraine ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Russia
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Soviet Union ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1997-08-01 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Moscow
ⓘ
Russia ⓘ |
| describedAs | one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Moscow Conservatory ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Richter ⓘ |
| genre | classical music ⓘ |
| givenName | Sviatoslav ⓘ |
| instrument | piano ⓘ |
| knownFor |
extraordinary technical mastery
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live performances ⓘ minimal use of studio recordings ⓘ profound musical insight ⓘ wide repertoire ⓘ |
| language | Russian ⓘ |
| movement | Soviet classical music ⓘ |
| name | Sviatoslav Teofilovich Richter ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Святослав Теофилович Рихтер
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linked to:
Sviatoslav Richter
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| notableWork |
interpretations of Franz Schubert's piano sonatas
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interpretations of Frédéric Chopin's works ⓘ interpretations of Johann Sebastian Bach's keyboard works ⓘ interpretations of Ludwig van Beethoven's piano sonatas ⓘ interpretations of Sergei Prokofiev's piano works ⓘ |
| occupation | pianist ⓘ |
| patronymicName | Teofilovich ⓘ |
| performedWith |
Benjamin Britten
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David Oistrakh ⓘ Herbert von Karajan ⓘ Kirill Kondrashin ⓘ
linked to:
Kyrill Kondrashin
Mstislav Rostropovich ⓘ |
| residence | Moscow ⓘ |
| studentOf | Heinrich Neuhaus ⓘ |
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