Yan Frenkel

Yan Frenkel
BornNovember 21, 1920
DiedAugust 25, 1989(1989-08-25) (aged 68)
Resting placeNovodevichy Cemetery, Moscow
Occupation(s)Composer, singer, violinist, pianist, actor
Notable workZhuravli (1968)
TitlePeople's Artist of the USSR (1989)
AwardsUSSR State Prize (1982)

Yan Abramovich Frenkel (Russian: Ян Абрамович Френкель) (November 21, 1920 – August 25, 1989) was a popular Soviet Ukrainian composer and performer of Jewish descent.[1]

  1. ^ "История написания песни". Archived from the original on December 21, 2014. Retrieved November 20, 2014.