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Article | YEVGENY MRAVINSKY (1 903-1 988) A TRULY NOBLE CONDUCTOR

The classical architectural lines of St Petersburg, built on a foundation of solid . rock, epitomise the music-making of the city's most famous conductor, Yevgeny Mravinsky. 'It's the real thing!' was how Fritz Stiedry, his predecessor at the Philharmonic, described Mravinsky's reading of...

Article | 1903 (June 4) Born in St Petersburg 1909 Taken to performance of Tchaikovsky's Sleeping Beauty at...

Asaf'yev's ballet Fountain of Bakhchisaray at the State Opera and Ballet Theatre 1935 (May) Debut at the Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow (Sleeping Beauty) 1937 (October 20) Opening concert of Leningrad PO's season (including Khachaturian's Piano Concerto) 1937 (November 21) Premiere of Shostakovich's...


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