Jurij Moskvitin

Who was Jurij Moskvitin?

Jurij Moskvitin was a classical pianist, composer, philosopher, mathematician and boheme.

Jurij Moskvitin grew up in Denmark; his mother a Russian aristocrat and his father was a Danish civil engineer. After World War II he studied at The Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen. He then obtained a master's degree in Philosophy at the University of Copenhagen.

He was a friend of Isak Dinesen, Simon Spies, Tao Nørager and Henrik Stangerup.

His works include:

Essay on The Origin of Thought 1974

Det er spændende at tænke 1976

Music to the movie "Jorden Er Flad or The Earth is Flat" 1977 by Henrik Stangerup

Den store undren 1992

Simon Spies. Historien om et venskab 1984–1999

Den døve øgle 2001

Du må ikke sjuske med dit liv 2008

He was one of the main characters in the documentary "En aften i november" the other being Ilja Bergh. He was also interviewed in the documentary "At skrive eller dø & At forråde virkeligheden" about his relationship with Henrik Stangerup. He regularly appeared in the Danish TV-program "Smagsdommerne" until his death. He also appears in the radio documentary "Eliten fra Minefeltet" where he talks about his relationship to the pianist Klaus Heerfordt.