Igor Zhukov studied piano at the Moscow Conservatory under Emil Gilels and Heinrich Neuhaus. Gilels taught at the Moscow Conservatory from 1938 to 1976, becoming a professor in 1952, and Zhukov is counted among his best-known students.
Emil Gilels → Igor Zhukov
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Emil Gilels
2026–1985
Igor Zhukov
2026–2026