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Leo Ginzburg

1901 – 1979

Soviet conductor and pianist

Conductor Pianist Music journalist
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About Leo Ginzburg

Lived 1901 – 1979 (aged 78). Leo Ginzburg was a Russian conductor, pianist and music journalist.

Leo Moritsevich Ginzburg (or Ginsburg; ; Warsaw , April 12, 1901 – Moscow , November 1, 1979) was a Soviet conductor and pianist of Polish Jewish origin. He conducted the Moscow State Symphony Orchestra (МГАСО) after Lev Steinberg and Nikolai Anosov.

His students at the Moscow Conservatory included among others Michail Jurowski, Nikolai Korndorf, Fuat Mansurov, Alexander Anisimov, Leonid Grin, Vladimir Fedoseyev, and the Chinese conductor Cao Peng.

He conducted, on occasion, the USSR State Radio Symphony Orchestra, and was noted for recordings of Tchaikovsky.

Recordings Tchaikovsky: Symphony in E flat; Tchaikovsky: Symphony no.7 Alexander Glasunow (1865–1936): Carnaval Ouverture op. 45 with S. Sherman, orgue, Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra

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Important facts

Born
30 March 1901, Warsaw
Birth century
20th century
Died
1 November 1979, Moscow
Occupation
Conductor, pianist, music journalist
Nationality
Soviet Union, Russian Empire
Education
Moscow Conservatory
Employers
Moscow Conservatory
Awards
Honored art worker of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
Also known as
Leo Moritsevich Ginzburg

People in Leo Ginzburg's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

Portrait of Alexander Anisimov
Alexander Anisimov
b. 1947
Conductor
 Portrait of Fuat Mansurov
Fuat Mansurov
1928 – 2010
Conductor
 Portrait of Lev Steinberg
Lev Steinberg
1870 – 1945
Conductor
 Portrait of Nikolai Korndorf
Nikolai Korndorf
1947 – 2001
Conductor
 Portrait of Vladimir Fedoseyev
Vladimir Fedoseyev
b. 1932
Conductor
 Portrait of Michail Jurowski
Michail Jurowski
1945 – 2022
Conductor
 Portrait of Nikolai Anosov
Nikolai Anosov
1900 – 1962
Conductor
 Portrait of Cao Peng
Cao Peng
b. 1925
Conductor

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Leo Ginzburg's

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Andrew Lawson
1861 – 1952
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Edwin Alderman
1861 – 1931
Teacher
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Emil Wiechert
1861 – 1928
Physicist
 Portrait of Feodor Levinson-Lessing
Feodor Levinson-Lessing
1861 – 1939
Geologist
 Portrait of Frederick Hopkins
Frederick Hopkins
1861 – 1947
Biochemist
 Portrait of Fridtjof Nansen
Fridtjof Nansen
1861 – 1930
Zoologist

Frequently asked questions

Who was Leo Ginzburg?

Soviet conductor and pianist

When was Leo Ginzburg born?

Leo Ginzburg was born on 30 March 1901 in Warsaw.

When did Leo Ginzburg die?

Leo Ginzburg died on 1 November 1979 in Moscow.

What was Leo Ginzburg's occupation?

Leo Ginzburg was a conductor, pianist and music journalist.

What nationality was Leo Ginzburg?

Leo Ginzburg was Russian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Leo Ginzburg

· Wikidata: Q6523775

· DBpedia: Leo Ginzburg

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