Gregory Haimovsky is a critically acclaimed concert pianist. He has performed and recorded in many countries, including France, Germany, Italy, Austria, Switzerland, Holland, Lithuania, Russia, Israel, Turkey, Canada, and the USA.
Although he is known for the breadth of his repertoire, he has been celebrated for his interpretations of Debussy (e.g., Preludes, Estampes, Images, Children’s Corner) and Messiaen (e.g., Quartet For the End of Time, Twenty Regards On Infant Jesus, excerpts from Catalogue of Birds; Exotic Birds: Three Little Liturgies: Harawi; Visions de l’Amen; Etudes of Rhythm; and Turangalila Symphony). The New York Times described his Messiaen performances as “breathtaking.”
In addition, Haimovsky has been praised for his recordings of Chopin, Schumann, and Brahms. His performances of the following works can be heard on Helicon Records: Mozart Concerti K. 413, 414, 415; Debussy: 24 Preludes, Children’s Corner, Images Book II. Additionally, Haimovsky recorded for Musicians Showcase Recordings: Poetical Inspirations I: Schumann, Brahms, Liszt, and Messiaen; Mozart Concerti K. 246, 271; Poetical Inspirations II: Chopin, Debussy, and Messiaen. According to The American Record Guide, his recordings of Debussy “join Michelangeli, Gieseking, and Arrau as definitive.”
From 1965-1972 Haimovsky was Editor of the Music Education and Music Criticism sections of Soviet Musical Magazine, the primary journal published by the USSR Ministry of Culture and the USSR Composers Society in Moscow. During this time, Haimovsky published dozens of articles such as: “Knowing the Score of Turangalila”; “Hearing Jolivet”; “About the Works and Theories of Olivier Messiaen”; “A Performer of Music – What Is He?”; “Painting and Music – the Music of Churleonis, Lithuanian Artist and Composer”; “Musical Recordings and Their Role in the Teaching Process”; “Panorama of Creativity – Contemporary Composers of Leningrad.”
Haimovsky continues to be an active writer who has published books in Russia and the USA. His first book, In Search of the Isle of Joy, is dedicated to philosophical discussions of the performing arts. His second book, White Buffalo, appeared as a continuation of his thoughts on the aesthetics of performing as expressed in the free form of narrative fiction. Additionally, he has published three works of fiction for Liberty Publishing House: Raphael’s Testament, Violino d’Amore, and Dilettante.
From 1987 to 2003, Haimovsky was Professor of piano, chamber studies, and aesthetics at New York University.