Alexander Uninsky

Alexander Uninsky (Ukrainian: Олекса́ндр Юні́нський; Russian: Александр Юнинский, romanized: Aleksandr Yuninskij, pronounced You-nin-skee; Kiev, 2 February [O.S.

He initially studied piano there in the conservatory which had been opened in 1913, and whose other graduates included Vladimir Horowitz and Alexander Brailowsky.

[3] In fact, Uninsky tied for first place with the blind Hungarian pianist Imre Ungar, and the judges decided to award victory on the basis of the toss of a coin.

In 1955, he took up a teaching post at the Toronto Conservatory of Music, where he numbered among his pupils the Canadian composer Bruce Mather.

He played Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto #1 Opus 23 with the Costa Rican National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gerald Brown.