Vasily Pavlovich Kalafati
Vasily Pavlovich Kalafati ( Russian Василий Павлович Калафати ; born January 29 . Jul / 10. February 1869 greg. In Yevpatoria ( Crimea ); † 20th March 1942 in Leningrad ) was a Russian composer and composition teacher.
Kalafati comes from a family of Greek immigrants and was a student of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov at the St. Petersburg Conservatory . From 1907 to 1929 (from 1923 as professor) he taught composition and music theory there. Alexander Scriabin , Igor Stravinsky and Heino Eller were among his students .
He composed, among other things, an opera ( Cygany after Pushkin ), a symphony in A minor, the symphonic poem Legenda (with which he won a prize at the International Schubert Competition in 1928 ), an overture and a polonaise for orchestra, chamber music works, piano pieces and Songs . Stylistically oriented towards his teacher Nikolai Rimski-Korsakow , his compositional work was largely ignored; but he was one of the most important Russian composition teachers of his time.
Kalafati fell victim to the German siege of Leningrad .
Remarks
- ↑ Most sources give March 20th or at least March as the time of death. Occasionally the following are also mentioned: January 30th, January 10th or the month of January.
Individual evidence
- ↑ biography (Russian)
- ^ Albrecht Gaub: Kalafati, Vasilij Pavlovič. In: MGG Online (subscription required).
- ↑ Mention of Kalafati in the Stravinsky biography
- ↑ Heino Eller in the Munzinger archive ( beginning of article freely accessible)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Kalafati, Vasily Pavlovich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Калафати, Василий Павлович (Russian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 10, 1869 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Yevpatoria |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 20, 1942 |
| Place of death | Leningrad |