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Dmitrij Borisovič Kabalevskij (Russian Дмитрий Борисович Кабалевский, commonly transliterated in English as Dmitri Borisovich Kabalevsky) (1904 - 1987)
His Life
Kabalevsky was a celebrated Soviet composer. He was born in St. Petersburg on December 30, 1904. His father was a mathematician and expected Dmitri to study math. Against his father's will, Dmitri studied at the Moscow Conservatory in 1925, where he studied with Miaskovsky and became a professor in the Conservatory in 1932. During World War II, he wrote many patriotic songs since he joined the Communist Party in 1940. He died in Moscow in 1987 on February 14,1987.
He was awarded a number of state honours for his musical works. He wasn't just a celebrated composer, but also a writer and pianist. In the 1950's and 1960's, he became a public figure in Soviet Union.
His Works
Among his works were:
- Violin Concerto (op. 48, 1948)
- 24 Little Preludes (op. 38, 1924), based on Russian Folksongs by Rimsky-Korsakov.
- 3 Piano Concertos (1929, 1936 and 1952)
- Opera Colas Breugnon (1938)
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