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Also known as Eduard Napravnik

Czech conductor and composer

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
CZ
Active from
1839-08-24
Active to
1916-11-23

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Eduard Frantsovitch Nápravník (Russian: Эдуард Францович Направник, August 24, 1839 – November 23, 1916) was a Czech conductor and composer, who settled in Russia and is best known for his leading role in Russian musical life as the principal conductor of the Imperial Mariinsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg for many decades. In that capacity, he conducted the premieres of many operas by Russian composers, including those by Mussorgsky, Tchaikovsky and Rimsky-Korsakov. <a href="https://www.last.fm/

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Eduard
Gender
male
Citizenship
Austrian Empire
Place of birth
Býšť
Place of death
Saint Petersburg
Occupation
music educator
Languages spoken
Russian
Notable work
Dubrovsky
Image
Eduard Napravnik.jpg
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Commons category
Eduard Nápravník
date of birth
1839-08-12
date of death
1916-11-10
place of burial
Novodevichy Cemetery
name in native language
Eduard Nápravník
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Works in European collections

30 objects attributed to Eduard Nápravník, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana