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Also known as Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Mravinsky, Evgeny Mravinsky

Soviet Russian conductor, pianist, and music pedagogue (1903–1988)

Person · Open Library

Born
1903
Died
1988
Works
1

Top works

  • Zapiski na pami︠a︡tʹ

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
712
Total plays
5,462

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Like so many Russian musicians, Mravinsky seemed first headed toward a career in the sciences. He studied biology at St. Petersburg University, but had to quit in 1920 after his father's death. To support himself, he signed on with the Imperial Ballet as a rehearsal pianist. In 1923, he finally enrolled in the Leningrad Conservatory, where he studied composition with Vladimir Shcherbachov and conducting with Alexander Gauk and Nikolai Malko. He graduated in 1931 <a href="https://www.last.fm/musi

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Key facts

Born
Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Mravinsky , ( 1903-06-04 ) 4 June 1903, Saint Petersburg , Russian Empire
Died
19 January 1988 (1988-01-19) (aged 84), Leningrad, Russian SFSR , Soviet Union
Occupations
Conductor pianist pedagogue

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Mravinsky (Russian: Евгений Александрович Мравинский; 4 June [O.S. 22 May] 1903 – 19 January 1988) was a Soviet and Russian conductor, pianist, and music pedagogue; he was a professor at Leningrad State Conservatory.

Biography

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