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Tikhon Nikolayevich Khrennikov (Russian: Тихон Николаевич Хренников; 10 June [O.S. 28 May] 1913 – 14 August 2007) was a Russian and Soviet composer, pianist, and General Secretary of the Union of Soviet Composers (1948–1991), who was also known for his political activities.
Aug 15, 2007 · Tikhon Khrennikov, a prolific Russian composer and pianist best known in the West as an official Soviet antagonist of Shostakovich and Prokofiev, died yesterday in...
Aug 16, 2007 · MOSCOW -- Tikhon Khrennikov, who headed the Soviet Union of Composers for four decades and denounced Dmitri Shostakovich and Sergei Prokofiev as decadent, has died. He was 94. Khrennikov died...
Aug 30, 2007 · Tikhon Khrennikov, Stalin's music master, died on August 14th, aged 94. Aug 30th 2007 |. Lebrecht music and arts. HAD he been born in Iowa, Tikhon Khrennikov might have enjoyed a modest fame.
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Tikhon Khrennikov (1913–2007) was a Russian and Soviet composer, pianist, and General Secretary of the Union of Soviet Composers (1948–1991), who was also known for his political activities. During the 1930s, Khrennikov was already being hailed as a leading Soviet composer.
On 14 August 2007 the 94-year-old Stalinist overlord of Russian musical life died. His name was Tikhon Khrennikov, and the position he held was First Secretary of the Union of Soviet Composers.
