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Dmitri Kabalevsky
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Soviet-Russian composer (1904-1986)
Key facts
- Born
- 17 December [ O.S. 30 December ] 1904, Moscow , Russian Empire
- Died
- February 14, 1987 (1987-02-14) (aged 82), Moscow
- Resting place
- Novodevichy Cemetery
- Alma mater
- Academic Music College , Moscow Conservatory
- Known for
- Composer, conductor, pianist, pedagogue
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Dmitry
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Soviet Union
- Place of birth
- Saint Petersburg
- Place of death
- Moscow
- Occupation
- music educator
- Employer
- Moscow Conservatory
- Political party
- Communist Party of the Soviet Union
- Languages spoken
- Russian
- Native language
- Russian
- Student of
- Alexander Goldenweiser
- Instrument
- piano
- Official website
- www.kabalevsky.ru
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- described at URL
- www.biografiasyvidas.com/biografia/k/kabalievski.htm
- date of birth
- 1904-12-17
- place of burial
- Novodevichy Cemetery
- date of death
- 1987-01-01
- Commons category
- Dmitry Kabalevsky
- member of
- Academy of Arts of the GDR
- name in native language
- Дмитрий Борисович Кабалевский
- related category
- Category:Compositions by Dmitry Kabalevsky
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Encyclopedic overview
Dmitry Borisovich Kabalevsky (Russian: Дми́трий Бори́сович Кабале́вский listen; 30 December [O.S. 17 December] 1904 – 14 February 1987) was a Soviet composer, conductor, pianist and pedagogue of Russian gentry descent.
He helped set up the Union of Soviet Composers in Moscow and remained one of its leading figures during his lifetime. He was a prolific composer of piano music and chamber music; many of his piano works were performed by Vladimir Horowitz. He is best known in Western Europe for his Second Symphony; the "Comedians' Galop" from The Comedians Suite, Op. 26; and his Third Piano Concerto.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Dmitri Kabalevsky” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.