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Lydia Auster (born May 17 . Jul / the thirtieth May 1912 greg. In Petropavlovsk , Russian Empire ; † 3. April 1993 in Tallinn , Estonia ) was an Estonian composer.
Lydia Auster studied from 1927 to 1931 piano and composition in Omsk , and from 1931 to 1934 at the Conservatory in Leningrad . She graduated from the Moscow Conservatory with Vissarion Schebalin in 1938 . Until 1944 she worked as a pianist and composer in Central Asia .
In 1945 she moved to Tallinn. From 1948 to 1984 Lydia Auster was music director of the State Television and Radio Committee of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic .
Lydia Auster has been composing songs for soloists and choirs since the 1930s. In addition, she created numerous pieces of music for piano, wind instruments, violin and works for symphony orchestra. She wrote the libretti for numerous ballets and for the short opera Maihommik . Influences of national romanticism permeate most of her musical works.
Web links
- Biography, works and literature in the Estonian Music Information Center , status: 2018 (English)
- Curriculum vitae and catalog raisonné ( memento from January 5, 2006 in the Internet Archive ), status: 2001 (English)
- Pictures by Lydia Auster ( Memento from February 8, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
Remarks
- ↑ The majority of the sources (Estonian and Russian) cite May 30, 1912 as the date of birth, only a few give April 13. LCCN lists both.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Eesti Entsüklopeedia 14 , p. 30. Tallinn 2000. ISBN 9985-70-064-3
- ↑ a b biography in the Estonian Music Information Center (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Auster, Lydia |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Estonian composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 30, 1912 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Petropavlovsk , Russian Empire |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 3, 1993 |
| Place of death | Tallinn , Estonia |