Pavel Alekseyevich Serebryakov (; 28 February 1909 – 17 August 1977) was a Soviet classical pianist and pedagogue. Serebryakov began touring the USSR after ranking 2nd at the I National Competition (1933). A professor at the Leningrad Conservatory, he was the institution's rector from 1938–51 and from 1961 until his death. The Volgograd Conservatory has been named in honor of him since 1989.

Awards and honors

Order of the Badge of Honour The Order of the Badge of Honour () was a civilian award of the Soviet Union. It was established on 25 November 1935, and was conferred on citizens of the USSR for outstanding achievements in sports, production, scientific research and socia ...

(1938) * Honored Art Worker of the Uzbek SSR (1944) * People's Artist of the RSFSR (1957) *

Order of Lenin The Order of Lenin (, ) was an award named after Vladimir Lenin, the leader of the October Revolution. It was established by the Central Executive Committee on 6 April 1930. The order was the highest civilian decoration bestowed by the Soviet ...

(1961) *

People's Artist of the USSR People's Artist of the USSR, also sometimes translated as National Artist of the USSR, was an honorary title granted to artists of the Soviet Union. The term is confusingly used to translate two Russian language titles: Народный арти ...

(1962) * Two Orders of the Red Banner of Labour

References

* The New Grove dictionary of music and musicians. XVII, page 159.
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