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1992 Boris Arapov, composer, studied with Vladimir Shcherbachov at Leningrad Conservatory, taught at Leningrad Conservatory, received honor Peoples Artist of the USSR in 1976 and Order of Lenin honor in 1986

1991 Jan Ode, Dutch pianist/director Sweelinck Conservatory, dies

1988 Utrecht conservatory destroyed by fire

1987 Hans Gal, pianist, composer, teacher, trained at New Vienna Conservatory, director, Mainz Conservatory

1970 Golden Gate Park Conservatory becomes a California state historical landmark

1970 Golden Gate Park Conservatory made city landmark

1952 Armelia McQueen, North Carolina, Brooklyn Conservatory, actress

1947 Dmitri Shostakovich named professor at conservatory of Leningrad

1941 Konrad Boehmer, born in Berlin, Germany, composer, writer, Marxist, Ph. D. University of Cologne, professor, Royal Conservatory of The Hague

1939 Dmitri Shostakovich appointed professor at conservatory of Leningrad

1937 Paul Mefano, born in France, composer, conductor, founded Ensemble 2e2m, premiered over 500 works by young composers, including James Dillon and Franco Donatoni, directed the Conservatory of Versailles 1996 - 2005

1935 Lubos Fiser, born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, composer, wrote soundtracks, chamber music, studied at AMU, Prague Conservatory

1922 Ilja Hurnik, born in Poruba, Czechoslovakia, composer, essayist, studied at Prague Conservatory, Prague Academy of Arts, recorded 'sonata da camera', for flute, oboe, cello and harpsichord on Cedille Records

1916 Helmut Eder, born in Linz, Austria, composer, studied and later taught at the Linz Conservatory, conducted the Singakademie, founded electronic music studio in Linz in 1959

1915 Jan Hanus, born in Czechoslovakia, composer, music expressed anti-Nazi, anti-Fascist, anti-Communist sentiments, studied with Otakar Jeremias a the Prague Conservatory

1908 David Oistrakh, born in Odessa, Russia, violinist and professor, Moscow Conservatory

1905 Boris Arapov, born in Poltava, Ukraine, composer, studied with Vladimir Shcherbachov at Leningrad Conservatory, taught at Leningrad Conservatory, received honor Peoples Artist of the USSR in 1976 and Order of Lenin honor in 1986

1905 Operations begin uniting conservatory of Nature monument Amsterdam

1903 Andre Fleury, born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, composer, organist, studied organ at the Paris Conservatory under Eugene Gigout, appointed professor of organ at Ecole Normale de Musique in Paris

1890 Hans Gal, born in Brunn am Gebirge, Austria, pianist, composer, teacher, trained at New Vienna Conservatory, director, Mainz Conservatory

1844 Charles-Marie Widor, Lyons France, composer and professor, Paris Conservatory


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