Yuri Abramoviсh Levitin (''Yuriy'', ''Youri''; ''Levitine'') (; in

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– 26 July 1993 in

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Early life

Levitin was born in

. In 1935 he finished his studies at

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. In 1937, Graduate study in

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. He finished conservatory with composition classes under

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. He worked as pianist in the Leningrad State stage and the Leningrad Philharmonic Society (1931-1941). After this he managed the musical portion of the theater in

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(1941-1942). From 1942 he lived and worked in Moscow.

Compositions

His output includes four operas; seven cantatas; two symphonies; concertos for orchestra, and for solo instruments and orchestra including trumpet, clarinet, cello, oboe and horn; chamber- instrument ensembles, including about a dozen string quartets; many songs; and music for films.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Levitin, Yuri 1912 births 1993 deaths Musicians from Poltava Russian male classical composers Soviet film score composers Male film score composers Soviet classical composers People's Artists of the RSFSR Recipients of the Stalin Prize Saint Petersburg Conservatory alumni 20th-century Russian male musicians