Georgy Ivanovich Firtich (; 20 October 1938 – 27 January 2016) was a Soviet and Russian composer, jazz pianist, professor

Herzen University Herzen University, or formally the Russian State Pedagogical University in the name of A. I. Herzen () is a university in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It was formerly known as the Leningrad State Pedagogical Institute. It is one of the largest ...

. Honored Art Worker the Russian Federation. Born in Pskov. He graduated from the School of Music by

Rimsky-Korsakov Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov. At the time, his name was spelled , which he romanized as Nicolas Rimsky-Korsakow; the BGN/PCGN transliteration of Russian is used for his name here; ALA-LC system: , ISO 9 system: .. (18 March 1844 – 2 ...

(class composition) and

Saint Petersburg Conservatory The N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov Saint Petersburg State Conservatory () (formerly known as the Petrograd Conservatory and Leningrad Conservatory) is a school of music in Saint Petersburg, Russia. In 2004, the conservatory had around 275 faculty member ...

(1962, class of Yuri Balkashin and

Boris Arapov Boris Aleksandrovich Arapov (; 12 September 1905 in Saint Petersburg – 27 January 1992 in Saint Petersburg) was a Soviet and Russian composer. People's Artist of the RSFSR (1976). Life and career Arapov grew up in Poltava, Ukraine, and took ...

). During his studies, he began performing as a pianist: school years with the performance of the classics and his own compositions, the school - as a jazz singer. At the undergraduate conservatory began writing for film (in this area has worked for almost 40 years). In 1962 he joined the Union Composers of USSR. Since 1994, led by ACM (Association for Contemporary Music), the Union of Composers of St. Petersburg. He died on 27 January 2016 in St. Petersburg.Умер известный композитор Георгий Фиртич
(in Russian)

References

External links

Georgy Firtich at the myzuka.org
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