The pianist Alexej Lubimov, born in Moscow in 1944, is one of the most important pianists from the former USSR, performs on historical keyboard instruments, but is also committed to contemporary music.
In 1968 he was one of the first musicians who dared to perform pieces by John Cage and Terry Riley in the Soviet Union.
Alexei Libomov is a founder of fortepiano tradition in USSR and one of the most important musicians in the world.