Sara Alexandrovna Levina
Sara Alexandrovna Lewina ( Russian Зара Александровна Левина * January 23 . Jul / 5. February 1906 greg. In Simferopol , Crimea , Russian Empire ; † 27. June 1976 in Moscow , Soviet Union ) was a Russian-Soviet composer and pianist .
She studied piano in Odessa , continued her studies at the Moscow Conservatory with Felix Blumenfeld and studied composition with Nikolai Mjaskowski and Reinhold Glière .
She composed two piano concertos , chamber music and numerous songs . She is the grandmother of the Russian pianist Alexander Melnikov .
Web links
- Catalog raisonné
- Multimedia presentation on composer Zara Levina at MUGI Music and Gender on the Internet (Hamburg University of Music and Theater)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Biography Alexander Markowitsch Melnikow on meloman.ru ; accessed on April 13, 2018 (Russian)
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Levina, Sara Alexandrovna |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Левина, Зара Александровна (Russian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian-Soviet composer and pianist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 5, 1906 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Simferopol , Crimea , Russian Empire |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 27, 1976 |
| Place of death | Moscow , Soviet Union |