Boris Alexandrovich Tchaikovsky

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Boris Alexandrowitsch Tschaikowski ( Russian Борис Александрович Чайковский , scientific transliteration Boris Alexandrovič Čajkovskij ; born September 10, 1925 in Moscow ; † February 7, 1996 ibid) was a Russian composer .

Music studies

Tchaikovsky acquired his basic musical knowledge at one of the most renowned music schools in Russia, the "Gnessins Moscow School of Music". Among his teachers were such well-known composers as Nikolai Mjaskowski , Wissarion Schebalin and Dmitri Shostakowitsch ( composition ) as well as Lev Oborin ( piano ).

plant

Tchaikovsky occupies an important position in Russian music of the 20th century. But his great talent gradually developed. He created his first significant works in the late 1960s and early 1970s. These include

Among the later works the following stand out:

  • Epic poem for Orchestra Weter Sibiri (Wind of Siberia)
  • Song cycle Poslednaja Wesna (Last Spring) after Nikolai Sabolozki (1980)

Also belong to his works

  • Six Etudes for Strings and an Organ (1976)
  • two programmatic symphonies: Sevastopolskaya (1980) and symphony with a harp (1993)
  • Suite music for orchestra (1987)
  • Cantata Znaki Zodiaka ( Signs of the Zodiac ) (1974)

Boris Tchaikovsky has written numerous film scores since the 1950s . B. for the films Balsaminov's Marriage , The Adolescent , Moscow, My Love and Journey across Three Seas . In 1985 he was awarded the title “ People's Artist of the USSR ”.

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personal data
SURNAME Tchaikovsky, Boris Alexandrovich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Чайковский, Борис Александрович (Russian); Čajkovskij, Boris Alexandrovič
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Russian composer
DATE OF BIRTH September 10, 1925
PLACE OF BIRTH Moscow
DATE OF DEATH February 7, 1996
Place of death Moscow