Classical music trivia quiz

[Klaus]

We are looking for two pianists who are both generally regarded as being among the best of the 20th century.

Hint 1: The younger of the two (who is still alive) lives in the same house the older one lived in until he or she died.

[Klaus]

Hint 2: The older one refused to sign a prize certificate of the younger one for a piano competition (s)he participated in (the older one was a member of the jury).

[George K]

We need more hints....

[kluurs]

Does remind me of the story that Roselyn Tureck nixed Andres Schiff from the finals of a competition because, as Charles Rosen said,"he played better than she did."

[Klaus]

Hint 3: The older pianist became famous at a young age through a piano competition where two of the jury members were also super-famous pianists. He was well-known for loving expensive sports cars, especially a specific brand from his country of birth.

Hint 4: Both pianists have /had a troubled relationship with their country of birth.

Hint 5: The name of one of them suggests an above-average intelligence.

[jon-nyc]

Michelangeli and Pogorelic?

[Klaus]

Close but not quite. There was a scandal around a piano competition of Pogorelic, but that was with Martha Argerich.

[jon-nyc]

Michelangeli and somebody.

[jon-nyc]

Ashkenazy.

[Klaus]

Winner! What gave it away?

[jon-nyc]

Michelangeli and his Ferrari. Then it was just a latter of figuring out who lived in his house.

[Klaus]

Damn, I knew that the sports car thing would be too much information.

I thought you'd get Ashkenazy first based on Hint 5.

[Klaus]

(yesterday I watched a 2 hour documentary on ABM, which included an interview of Ashkenazy in ABM's former home)

[jon-nyc]

@Klaus said in Classical music trivia quiz:

Damn, I knew that the sports car thing would be too much information.

I thought you'd get Ashkenazy first based on Hint 5.

You haven’t met my in-laws.

[Doctor Phibes]

I just spent 2 hours Googling Russian sports cars.

[Klaus]

@Doctor-Phibes said in Classical music trivia quiz:

I just spent 2 hours Googling Russian sports cars.

Found this after 30 seconds.

[Doctor Phibes]

For the British owner, this was probably a step-up from what he was used to.