Tikhon Khrennikov, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Tikhon Khrennikov

Soviet and Russian composer

Date of Birth: 28-May-1913

Place of Birth: Yelets, Lipetsk Oblast, Russia

Date of Death: 14-Aug-2007

Profession: composer, politician, pianist, music critic, university teacher, choreographer, musicologist

Nationality: Russia

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Tikhon Nikolayevich Khrennikov (Russian: ??´??? ??????´???? ???´??????; 10 June [O.S.
28 May] 1913 – 14 August 2007) was a Russian and Soviet composer, pianist, and leader of the Union of Soviet Composers, who was also known for his political activities.
He wrote three symphonies, four piano concertos, two violin concertos, two cello concertos, operas, operettas, ballets, chamber music, incidental music and film music.During the 1930s, Khrennikov was already being hailed as a leading official Soviet composer.
In 1948, Andrei Zhdanov, the leader of the anti-formalism campaign, nominated Khrennikov as Secretary of the Union of Soviet Composers.
He held this influential post until the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.