Soviet conductor (1906–1979)
Natan Rakhlin Натан Рахлін |
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| Born | 10 January [O.S. 28 December 1905] 1906
Snovsk, Chernigov Governorate, Russian Empire (present-day Ukraine) |
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| Died | June 28, 1979(1979-06-28) (aged 73)
Kazan, Tatar ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
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| Genres | Classical |
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Musical artist
Natan Hryhorovych Rakhlin[a] (10 January [O.S. 28 December 1905] 1906 – 28 June 1979) was a Soviet and Ukrainian Jewish conductor.[1]
Biography
Rakhlin was born January 10, 1906, in Snovsk, Gorodnyansky Uyezd, Chernigov Governorate, Russian Empire.
He served as Artistic Director of the Ukrainian SSR State Symphony Orchestra from 1937 to 1962 and was the musical director of a number of Soviet films.[citation needed] In 1941 he succeeded Alexander Gauk as director of the USSR State Symphony Orchestra. On October 30, 1957, Rakhlin conducted the premiere of Dmitri Shostakovich's Symphony No. 11.
He was the founder of the Tatar ASSR State Symphony Orchestra [ru], which he led from its foundation in 1966 until his death in 1979.[2][3]
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