Svyatoslav Nikolaevich Knushevitsky (Svyatoslav Knushevitsky) |

Svyatoslav Knushevitsky

Born in Petrovsk (Saratov province) December 24, 1907 (January 6, 1908). From 1922 he studied at the Moscow Conservatory in the class of S.M. Kozolupov (student of A.V. Verzhbilovich). In 1933 he won the 1st prize at the 1929st All-Union Competition of Performing Musicians. In 1943–1941 he played in the orchestra of the Bolshoi Theater (concertmaster of the cello group). During these years he gave many concerts, played in ensembles, including the famous piano trio with L.N. Oborin and D.F. Oistrakh, and also performed as part of the L. van Beethoven Quartet. In 1963-1950 he taught at the Moscow Conservatory (in 1954 he received the title of professor, in 1959-1945 he was head of the department of cello and double bass). Many Russian composers, including S.N. Vasilenko and A.F. Gedike, dedicated their compositions to Knushevitsky. Based on his performance, concertos for cello and orchestra by N.Ya. Myaskovsky (1946), A.I. Khachaturian (XNUMX) were created.

Knushevitsky was awarded the title of Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1956), he is a laureate of the State Prize of the USSR (1950). Knushevitsky died in Moscow on February 19, 1963.

His brother, Viktor Nikolayevich Knushevitsky (1906–1974), composer and conductor, was the leader of the State Jazz Orchestra of the USSR (since 1936).

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