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Inna Heifetz, pianist
"I grew up with him as my idol: he was it. I will never forget the first time I heard him. On TV. I was stunned for several days. I know that I will never play Beethoven's op. 2, no. 1 or op. 10, no. 3, because his performance is imprinted on my mind. The interpretation would be his, not mine. Richter came from Odessa. His family suffered from the war there, and he swore never to come back. Everyone came to Odessa but Richter. "
When Heifetz was in Moscow, Richter was not playing there. Later she went to France to hear him — the friend she depended on neglected to get tickets.
An Interview With Inna Heifetz BY MICHAEL ULLMAN, Fanfare vol.18, 1995.
"I grew up with him as my idol: he was it. I will never forget the first time I heard him. On TV. I was stunned for several days. I know that I will never play Beethoven's op. 2, no. 1 or op. 10, no. 3, because his performance is imprinted on my mind. The interpretation would be his, not mine. Richter came from Odessa. His family suffered from the war there, and he swore never to come back. Everyone came to Odessa but Richter. "
When Heifetz was in Moscow, Richter was not playing there. Later she went to France to hear him — the friend she depended on neglected to get tickets.
An Interview With Inna Heifetz BY MICHAEL ULLMAN, Fanfare vol.18, 1995.