Youri Egorov

Youri Aleksandrovich Egorov (Russian: Юрий Александрович Егоров; 28 May 1954 – 16 April 1988) was a Soviet and Dutch classical pianist. He won third prize at the International Tchaikovsky Competition in 1974 and at the Queen Elisabeth Competition in 1975. After leaving the Soviet Union in 1976 and seeking political asylum in the Netherlands, he developed an international career as a recitalist and orchestral soloist in Europe and the United States.