Alexander Naumovich Kolker (; 28 July 1933 – 1 August 2023) was a Soviet and Russian composer and Honored Artist of the RSFSR, awarded in 1981.

Biography

Alexander Naumovich Kolker was born in

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. He was evacuated from the city in 1942 and returned in 1944. Since 1958 Alexander Kolker has worked as a professional composer. He published a book of memoirs "The elevator does not lift you down" (in Russian: "Лифт вниз не поднимает") in 1998. Alexander Kolker was married to singer Maria Pakhomenko until her death in 2013. Kolker died in

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on 1 August 2023, a few days after his 90th birthday.

Filmography

1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...

– ''We Fly to the Ocean'' *

– ''White Night'' * 1967 – '' Private Life of Kuzyayev Valentin'' * 1968 – ''Songs Address - Youth'' * 1969 – '' Tomorrow, on April 3rd...'' * 1969 – ''Singing Guitars'' * 1970 – ''And People Need a Song So...'' * 1970 – '' Magic Power'' *

1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses (Solar eclipse of February 25, 1971, February 25, Solar eclipse of July 22, 1971, July 22 and Solar eclipse of August 20, 1971, August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 1971 lunar eclip ...

– ''Shadowboxing'' *

– ''Singing by Maria Pakhomenko'' *

1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, ...

– '' The Last Days of Pompeii'' * 1974 – '' Krechinsky's Wedding'' *

1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 – Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...

– ''Love Will Remain'' *

1976 Events January * January 2 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 18 – Full diplomatic ...

– '' Truffaldino from Bergamo'' *

1978 Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd ...

– '' Leaving Go Away'' *

1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...

– '' Travel to Another City'' *

– '' Three Men in a Boat'' *

1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a United States grain embargo against the Soviet Union, grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning Sys ...

– '' Two-voice Melody'' * 1981 – ''Three Short Stories about Love'' * 1981 – '' Two Voices'' * 1982 – ''No One Can Replace You'' * 1989 – ''Death of Tarelkin''

Awards and honours

Kolker is Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1981) and winner of the Lenin Komsomol Prize (1968). He was awarded the ''Musical Heart of the Theater'' Award (2009 - the nomination "Best Music", the play "The Viper" by the Novosibirsk Musical Theater; 2023 - the Grand Prix). Kolker became a Honorary Citizen of the Republic of Karelia in 2009.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kolker, Alexander 1933 births 2023 deaths Soviet composers Soviet male composers Soviet film score composers Soviet male classical composers Russian male composers Composers from Saint Petersburg Russian male classical composers 20th-century Russian male musicians 21st-century Russian male musicians Male musical theatre composers Saint Petersburg Electrotechnical University alumni Recipients of the Lenin Komsomol Prize