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Natan Rakhlin
Натан Рахлін
Rakhlin in 1938
Background information
Born10 January [O.S. 28 December 1905] 1906
Snovsk, Chernigov Governorate, Russian Empire (present-day Ukraine)
DiedJune 28, 1979(1979-06-28) (aged 73)
Kazan, Tatar ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
GenresClassical
Occupations

Natan Hryhorovych Rakhlin[a] (10 January [O.S. 28 December 1905] 1906 – 28 June 1979) was a Soviet and Ukrainian Jewish conductor.[1]

Biography

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Rakhlin was born January 10, 1906, in Snovsk, Gorodnyansky Uyezd, Chernigov Governorate, Russian Empire.

He served as Artistic Director of the Ukrainian SSR State Symphony Orchestra from 1937 to 1962 and was the musical director of a number of Soviet films.[citation needed] In 1941 he succeeded Alexander Gauk as director of the USSR State Symphony Orchestra. On October 30, 1957, Rakhlin conducted the premiere of Dmitri Shostakovich's Symphony No. 11.

He was the founder of the Tatar ASSR State Symphony Orchestra [ru], which he led from its foundation in 1966 until his death in 1979.[2][3]

Discography

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Notes

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  1. ^
    • Ukrainian: Натан Григорович Рахлін, romanizedNatan Hryhorovych Rakhlin
    • Russian: Натан Григорьевич Рахлин, romanizedNatan Grigoryevich Rakhlin

References

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  1. ^ Кантор, Георгий; Сергеев, Юрий (15 January 2005). "Рахлин Натан Григорьевич, дирижер (1906-1979). Жизнь для вечности". history-kazan.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 17 August 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  2. ^ "The State Symphony Orchestra of the Republic of Tatarstan (Orchestra)". bolshoimoscow.com. 2022. Archived from the original on 10 February 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Tatarstan National Symphony Orchestra". tatarstan-symphony.com. 2017. Archived from the original on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
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