Mikhael Raukhverger

Mikhael Rafailovich Raukhverger (also transliterated as Rauchverger or Rauverger; Russian: Михаил Рафаилович Раухвергер; November 22, 1901 in Odessa – October 18, 1989 in Moscow) was a Jewish–Soviet pianist and composer. He graduated from the Moscow Conservatory under Felix Blumenfeld in 1927 and in 1929–1941 taught there.^[1] He then moved to the Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic where he composed early Kirghiz operas and ballets.^[2] He composed several operas and ballets, a symphony and a symphonic suite, a cello concerto, three string quartets, piano pieces, more than four hundred choral works and songs as well as drama and film scores. He was awarded Honored Artist of RSFSR (1974) and People's Artist of Kyrgyzstan (1961).^[3]

References

1. ^ Shostakovich Studies 2 by Pauline Fairclough, page 47
2. ^ Jews in Soviet culture by Jack Miller, page 81
3. ^ Русско-английский словарь биологических терминов

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Name	Raukhverger, Mikhael
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Date of birth	November 22, 1901
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Date of death	October 18, 1989
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