Nikolai Rakov, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Nikolai Rakov

Russian composer

Date of Birth: 01-Mar-1908

Place of Birth: Kaluga, Kaluga Oblast, Russia

Date of Death: 03-Nov-1990

Profession: composer, professor, conductor, pianist, violinist, music pedagogue

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Nikolai Petrovich Rakov (Russian: ??????? ???????? ?????, Nikolaj Petrovic Rakov; 14 March [O.S.
1 March] 1908, – 3 November 1990), was a Soviet violinist, composer, conductor, and academic at the Moscow Conservatory where he had studied.
He composed mostly instrumental works, for orchestra, chamber music and piano music, especially pedagogic works.
In 1946, he received the Stalin Prize for his first violin concerto, which became known internationally.