Matvey Blanter | |
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Born | Matvey Isaakovich Blanter 10 February [O.S. 28 January] 1903 Pochep, Chernigov Governorate, Russian Empire |
Died | 27 September 1990 | (aged 87)
Burial place | Novodevichy Cemetery, Moscow |
Citizenship | Soviet |
Alma mater | Kursk Higher Music School, Musico-Dramatic School of the Moscow Philharmonic Society |
Occupation | Composer |
Years active | 1920–1990 |
Awards | Hero of Socialist Labour People's Artist of the USSR |
Matvey Isaakovich Blanter (Russian: Матве́й Исаа́кович Бла́нтер) (10 February [O.S. 28 January] 1903 – 27 September 1990) was a Soviet composer, and one of the most prominent composers of popular songs and film music in the Soviet Union.[1] Among many other works, he wrote the famous "Katyusha" (1938), performed to this day internationally. He was active as a composer until 1975, producing more than two thousand songs.