Boris Asafyev

Russian composer (1884-1949)

July 29, 1884Born

January 27, 1949Died

Soviet Union, Russia, Russian EmpireCitizenship

Saint PetersburgPlace of birth

Facts

Born: July 29, 1884
Died: January 27, 1949
Citizenship: Soviet Union, Russia, Russian Empire
Place of birth: Saint Petersburg
Place of death: Moscow
Occupations: music critic, musicologist, conductor, music theorist, music educator, choreographer, composer, pianist, opinion journalist
Awards: Honored art worker of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Order of Lenin, Stalin Prize, Medal "In Commemoration of the 800th Anniversary of Moscow", People's Artist of the USSR, People's Artist of the RSFSR, Order of the Red Banner of Labour, State Stalin Prize, 1st degree, Stalin Prize, 2nd degree

Ballet	Premiere	Choreography
Flames of Paris	November 7, 1932	Vasili Vainonen
The Fountain of Bakhchisarai	—	Rostislav Zakharov, Sergeĭ Radlov