Balys Dvarionas

Lithuanian musician (1904-1972)

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Born: 1904
Died: 1972
Works: 5

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Type: Person
Country: LT
Active from: 1904-06-19
Active to: 1972-08-23

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Balys Dvarionas (19 June [O.S. 6 June] 1904 in Liepaja — 23 August 1972 in Vilnius) was a Lithuanian composer, pianist, conductor and educationalist. Dvarionas displayed himself as a composer after World War II. His works are abundant with romanticism, and the pieces are based on folk songs. Balys Dvarionas was born in a big family of an organist. Along with his ten sisters and brothers, Dvarionas was taught music from his very childhood. Later Dvarionas had private lessons from Alfrēds Kalniņ

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Family name: Dvarionas
Gender: male
Citizenship: Soviet Union
Place of birth: Liepāja
Place of death: Vilnius
Occupation: university teacher
Educated at: Liepāja Gymnasium
Employer: Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre
Languages spoken: Lithuanian
Award: Order of the Red Banner of Labour
Genre: opera
Instrument: piano
Image: Balys Dvarionas around 1930.jpeg

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name in native language: Balys Dvarionas
date of birth: 1904-06-06
date of death: 1972-08-23
member of: Union of Soviet Composers
Commons category: Balys Dvarionas

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