Grigoriy Moiseevich Sandler (Russian: Сандлер, Григорий Моисеевич; village of Ostrovno,

Sennensky Uyezd Sennensky Uyezd (''Сенненский уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Mogilev Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the northwestern part of the governorate with its administrative centre in Syanno. Demographics At ...

Mogilev Governorate Mogilev Governorate was an administrative-territorial unit ('' guberniya'') of the Northwestern Krai of the Russian Empire. The governorate bordered the Vitebsk Governorate to the north, the Smolensk Governorate to the east, the Chernigov Gover ...

, 21 August 1912 -

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, 1994) was a Soviet choral conductor. He was conductor of the

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Students' Choir, founded 1949, for 45 years.Ekkehard Ochs ''Universität und Musik im Ostseeraum '' 2009 Page 206 "45 Jahre leitete ihn der Dirigent Grigori Sandler. Die Berühmtheit des Universitätschores war sogar nach sowjetischen Maßstäben außerordentlich hoch – ihm wurde von der offiziellen Propaganda der Status des beinahe besten Laienchores des Landes verliehen."

Selected discography

Shostakovich Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich, group=n (9 August 1975) was a Soviet-era Russian composer and pianist who became internationally known after the premiere of his Symphony No. 1 (Shostakovich), First Symphony in 1926 and thereafter was regarded ...

''Ten Poems on Texts by Revolutionary Poets'', Op. 88, 1951. Sviridov 7 Choruses. Leningrad Radio and TV Chorus, Grigori Sandler

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sandler, Grigori 1912 births 1994 deaths People from Beshankovichy district People from Sennensky Uyezd Belarusian Jews Soviet conductors (music) Soviet military personnel of World War II