Matvey Blanter

Matvey Blanter
Born
Matvey Isaakovich Blanter

10 February [O.S. 28 January] 1903
Pochep, Chernigov Governorate, Russian Empire
Died27 September 1990(1990-09-27) (aged 87)
Burial placeNovodevichy Cemetery, Moscow
CitizenshipSoviet
Alma materKursk Higher Music School, Musico-Dramatic School of the Moscow Philharmonic Society
OccupationComposer
Years active1920–1990
AwardsHero 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.

  1. ^ Jack Miller (1983). Jews in Soviet Culture. Transaction Publishers. p. 79. ISBN 978-1-412-82694-5.

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