Sergei Vasilenko

Sergei Vasilenko
Born
Sergei Nikiforovich Vasilenko

(1872-03-30)March 30, 1872
Moscow
DiedMarch 11, 1956(1956-03-11) (aged 83)
Moscow
Alma materImperial Moscow University (1896)
Occupation(s)Composer, conductor

Sergei Nikiforovich Vasilenko (Russian: Серге́й Никифорович Василенко, Sergej Nikiforovič Vasilenko; 30 March 1872 [O.S. 18 March] – 11 March 1956) was a Russian and Soviet composer, conductor and music teacher whose compositions showed a strong tendency towards mysticism.[1]

Vasilenko was born in Moscow and originally studied law at Moscow State University, but then changed direction and studied at the Moscow Conservatory from 1896 to 1901 as a pupil of Sergei Taneyev and Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov.[2] From 1903 to 1904 he was the conductor of a private opera house in Moscow.[3] For several years he was the organiser and conductor of the Historic Concerts of the Russian Musical Society. He then became a Professor at the Moscow Conservatory, where his students included Aram Khachaturian, Nikolai Roslavets, Nikolai Rakov and Aarre Merikanto.[4]

Vasilenko was awarded two Orders of the Red Banner of Labour as well as the title People's Artist of the RSFSR. In 1947, he was awarded the Stalin Prize.[5] He died in Moscow in 1956.

  1. ^ Artamonova, Elena. "Unknown Sergey Vasilenko And His Viola Compositions: Recent Discoveries In Russian Archives" (PDF). Journal OF THE AMERICAN VIOLA SOCIETY. 28 (1): 33–47.
  2. ^ "Сергей Василенко (II)". Кино-Театр.РУ. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
  3. ^ "персоналии - Василенко Сергей Никифорович". www.mosconsv.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-12-10.
  4. ^ "Сергей Никифорович Василенко (Sergei Vasilenko) | Belcanto.ru". www.belcanto.ru. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
  5. ^ Рогаль-Левицкий, Дмитрий (1947). "Творческий путь С. Н. Василенко" (PDF). Музыкальная Академия. 2: 7–19.