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 The Mogilev Governorate () or Government of Mogilev was a governorate () of the Russian Empire in the territory of the present day Belarus. Its capital was in Mogilev, referred to as Mogilev-on-the-Dnieper, or Mogilev Gubernskiy. The area of the ...

, 21 August 1912 -

St. Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

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

Leningrad State University Saint Petersburg State University (SPBU; russian: Санкт-Петербургский государственный университет) is a public research university in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Founded in 1724 by a decree of Peter the G ...

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 First Symphony in 1926 and was regarded throughout his life as a major compo ...

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

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sandler, Grigori 1912 births 1994 deaths People from Beshankovichy District People from Sennensky Uyezd Belarusian Jews Soviet conductors (music) 20th-century conductors (music) Soviet military personnel of World War II