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May 28, 1913 Yelets, Lipetsk Oblast, Russia Died on 14 Aug 2007 (aged 94)
Soviet and Russian composer
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About Tikhon Khrennikov
- Tikhon Nikolayevich Khrennikov (Russian: ??´??? ??????´???? ???´??????; 10 June [O.S.
- 28 May] 1913 – 14 August 2007) was a Russian and Soviet composer, pianist, and leader of the Union of Soviet Composers, who was also known for his political activities.
- He wrote three symphonies, four piano concertos, two violin concertos, two cello concertos, operas, operettas, ballets, chamber music, incidental music and film music.During the 1930s, Khrennikov was already being hailed as a leading official Soviet composer.
- In 1948, Andrei Zhdanov, the leader of the anti-formalism campaign, nominated Khrennikov as Secretary of the Union of Soviet Composers.
- He held this influential post until the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.
