Dmitry Kabalevsky

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Borisovich and the family name is Kabalevsky.
Kabalevsky c. 1940

Dmitry Borisovich Kabalevsky (Russian: Дми́трий Бори́сович Кабале́вский listenⓘ; 30 December [O.S. 17 December] 1904 – 14 February 1987)[1] was a Soviet composer, conductor, pianist and pedagogue of Russian gentry descent.[2][3]

He helped set up the Union of Soviet Composers in Moscow and remained one of its leading figures during his lifetime. He was a prolific composer of piano music and chamber music; many of his piano works were performed by Vladimir Horowitz. He is best known in Western Europe for his Second Symphony, the "Comedians' Galop" from The Comedians Suite, Op. 26 and his Third Piano Concerto.[4]

  1. ^ Dmitry Kabalevsky at the Encyclopædia Britannica
  2. ^ Peter Rollberg (2009). Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema. US: Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 310–311. ISBN 978-0-8108-6072-8.
  3. ^ "Третий "кит" советской музыки" [The Third "Whale" of Soviet Music]. classicalmusicnews.ru (in Russian). Classical Music News. 30 December 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  4. ^ Leonard, Richard Anthony (1957). A History of Russian Music. New York: The MacMillan Company. pp. 354, 355.