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
all 22
Movies 21
self 1
TV Shows 1
Two comrads (2000)
Love for Love (1983)
Antarctic Tale (1980)
The Piggy Bank (1980)
The Duenna (1978)
Talents and Admirers (1973)
Ruslan and Ludmila (1972)
Vera, Nadezhda, Lyubov (1972)
Comrade Arseniy (1965)
Ballad of a Hussar (1962)
Much Ado About Nothing (1956)
True Friends (1954)
Dream of a Cossack (1951)
The Train Goes East (1948)
Mother (1926)
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Known ForSound
GenderMale
Birthday1913-06-10
Deathday2007-08-14 (94 years old)
Birth PlaceYelets, Oryol Governorate, Russian Empire [now Lipetsk Oblast, 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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