Biography
Tikhon Nikolayevich Khrennikov (Russian: Тихон Николаевич Хренников; 10 June [O.S. 28 May] 1913 – 14 August 2007) was a Russian and Soviet composer, pianist, and General Secretary of the Union of Soviet Composers (1948–1991), who was also known for his political activities. He wrote three symphonies, four piano concertos, two violin concertos, two cello concertos, operas, operettas, ballets, chamber music, incidental music and film music.During the 1930s, Khrennikov was already being hailed as a leading Soviet composer. In 1948, Andrei Zhdanov, the leader of the anti-formalism campaign, nominated Khrennikov as Secretary of the Union of Soviet Composers. He held this influential post until the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.
Filmography
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Movies 21
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TV Shows 1
Self
Into The Cold Dawn - Dmitry Shostakovich (2008)
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Composer
Two comrads (2000)
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Composer
Love for Love (1983)
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Composer
Antarctic Tale (1980)
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Compositor
The Piggy Bank (1980)
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Composer
The Duenna (1978)
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Composer
Guessed, Congratulations! (1977)
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Composer
Talents and Admirers (1973)
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Composer
Ruslan and Ludmila (1972)
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Original Music Composer
Вера, Надежда, Любовь (1972)
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Composer
No Password Necessary (1967)
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Composer
Comrade Arseniy (1965)
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Composer
Ballad of a Hussar (1962)
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Composer
The Captain's Daughter (1958)
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Original Music Composer
Much Ado About Nothing (1956)
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Composer
True Friends (1954)
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Composer
Dream of a Cossack (1951)
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The Miners of Donetsk (1951)
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The Train Goes East (1948)
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Composer
Six O'Clock in the Evening After the War (1944)
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Composer
Swineherd and Shepherd (1941)
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Composer
Mother (1926)
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Known ForSound
GenderMale
Birthday1913-06-10
Deathday2007-08-14 (94 years old)
Birth PlaceYelets, Russia
CitizenshipsSoviet Union, Russia
Also Known AsTichon Chrennikow, T. Khrennikov, Тихон Хренников
AwardsStalin Prize, Order of Honour, Jubilee Medal "60 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Medal "For the Defence of Moscow", Jubilee Medal "50 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow", Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Medal "For Strengthening of Brotherhood in Arms", Order of the Red Banner of Labour, People's Artist of the USSR, Jubilee Medal "Forty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", USSR State Prize, Medal "Veteran of Labour", Order of Lenin, Polish Cultural Merit Order, Hero of Socialist Labour, Lenin Prize, People's Artist of the RSFSR, Merited Artist of the RSFSR
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