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Natan Rakhlin

1905 – 1979

Ukrainian conductor

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About Natan Rakhlin

Lived 1905 – 1979 (aged 73). Natan Rakhlin was a Russian conductor, music educator, teacher, musician and conductor (music).

Natan Hryhorovych Rakhlin (28 June 1979) was a Soviet and Ukrainian Jewish conductor.

Biography 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. 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 , which he led from its foundation in 1966 until his death in 1979.

Discography N. Rimsky-Korsakov, P. Tchaikovsky, V. Kalinnikov - Russian Conductors Vol. 12 - Nathan Rakhlin by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Vasily Kalinnikov, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Nathan Rakhlin, and Moscow Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra (audio CD - 2008) Glazunov: Symphony No. 4 (conducted by Natan Rakhlin), Cortège Solonel, Poeme Lyrique (conducted by Gennady Rozhdestvensky), Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra. His Master's Voice-Melodiya ASD 3238 (LP no longer available). R. Glière: Symphony No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 42 "Ilya Murometz", The Large Symphony Orchestra, Moscow Radio and Television, Melodiya 33 С 10—05255-8 (1974)

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Important facts

Birth century
Education
Ukrainian National Academy of Music
Employers
Ukrainian National Academy of Music
Awards
Stalin Prize; Order of Lenin; People's Artist of the USSR; Order of the October Revolution; Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"; People's Artist of the Ukrainian SSR; Merited Artist of the Ukrainian SSR; Order of the Badge of Honour; Order of the Red Banner of Labour; Stalin Prize, 2nd degree
Also known as
Natan Grigoryevich Rakhlin

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Natan Rakhlin?

Ukrainian conductor (1906-1979)

When was Natan Rakhlin born?

Natan Rakhlin was born on 28 December 1905 in Snovsk.

When did Natan Rakhlin die?

Natan Rakhlin died on 28 June 1979 in Kazan.

What was Natan Rakhlin's occupation?

Natan Rakhlin was a conductor, music educator, teacher, musician and conductor (music).

What nationality was Natan Rakhlin?

Natan Rakhlin was Russian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Natan Rakhlin

· Wikidata: Q1361982

· DBpedia: Natan Rakhlin

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