Reinhold Glière(1875-1956)
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Reinhold Glière is Russian and Soviet composer, conductor, teacher, music and social activist. People's Artist of the USSR.
Glière got his initial musical education at home (violin lessons from A. Weinberg, C. Voute). In 1894 he graduated from the Kiev Musical College and entered the Moscow Conservatory in the class of violin. In 1900 he graduated from the Moscow Conservatory (he went through a course of polyphony with Sergey Taneyev, harmony with A. Arenskiy and G. Konus, class composition Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov), in 1906-1908 he took conducting lessons from O. Fried in Germany. In the years 1902-1903 he gave private lessons to Nikolai Myaskovsky and Sergei Prokofiev. From 1908 he performed as a conductor with the performance of mainly his own works.
As the composer Glière was formed largely due to communication with Aleksandr Glazunov, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. In 1913-1920 - Professor of the Kiev Conservatory, in 1914-1920, the director of the Conservatory, as well as the head of the opera, orchestral, chamber and instrumental classes. In the late 1930s, as well as in 1947 and 1950, he embarked on several touring tours around the USSR, giving author concerts.
Glière got his initial musical education at home (violin lessons from A. Weinberg, C. Voute). In 1894 he graduated from the Kiev Musical College and entered the Moscow Conservatory in the class of violin. In 1900 he graduated from the Moscow Conservatory (he went through a course of polyphony with Sergey Taneyev, harmony with A. Arenskiy and G. Konus, class composition Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov), in 1906-1908 he took conducting lessons from O. Fried in Germany. In the years 1902-1903 he gave private lessons to Nikolai Myaskovsky and Sergei Prokofiev. From 1908 he performed as a conductor with the performance of mainly his own works.
As the composer Glière was formed largely due to communication with Aleksandr Glazunov, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. In 1913-1920 - Professor of the Kiev Conservatory, in 1914-1920, the director of the Conservatory, as well as the head of the opera, orchestral, chamber and instrumental classes. In the late 1930s, as well as in 1947 and 1950, he embarked on several touring tours around the USSR, giving author concerts.
