Tamara Nickolaevna Grum-Grzhimailo

(1929 - 2007)



  Tamara Nickolaevna Grum-Grzhimailo - well-known musical critic, member of
Russia Journalist Union, Russia Literature Union and International Union of
Musical Personalities. The author of more than thousand publications in
publishing houses of Russia and of many other countries.

  She was born in Kharhkov city, Ukraine. Lives in Moscow from 1948. Graduated
from piano faculty of Tchaikovski Moscow State Conservatoire and postgraduate
studies in Gnesin's Musical Educator Institute for speciality "History and
theory of music-performing art".

  First book of T.N.Grum-Grzhimailo - "About music performance" - was
published in 1965. Other books were issued next: "About conductor's art",
"Music and drama", "Bolshoi Theatre of USSR", "Piano's art", "Music
performance", "Soviet Music" (in 5 languages), "About Shostakovich",
"Rostropovich and His Contemporaries" (also in Chinese language), 
"Tchaikovski Competition. History, Faces, Events.", "XI Tchaikovski Competition. 
History, Faces, Events.", "Vladimir Krainev: Creative portrait", 
"Spivakov on edge between ages. Events. Thoughts. Dialogs." (in Chinese language), 
"Slava and Galya" (post-mortem edition).

  Great number of publications in journals and newspapers. Large list of her
publications (yet not complete) could be seen from here (in Russian).
Participation in different award ceremonies. Charitable activity. On 10th of May,
2007, a few months before death, Tamara Nickolaevna was on air. Master on 
"Moscow's speaking" radio introduced her as friend and personal biographer of 
Mstislav Rostropovich.

  All that symbolizes the live and active part that author
has played in musical life from 1960-th till 2007.