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Sarti G. (1729-1802), composer

SARTI Giuseppe (1729-1802), Italian composer, bandmaster, teacher. Managed the Court Capella in Copenhagen from 1768 to 1775, then, from 1779 to 1784 held the office of bandmaster at the San Marco Cathedral in Venice

Savina M.G., (1854-1915), actress

SAVINA Maria Gavrilovna (nee Podramentseva, Slavich from her first marriage in 1870, Vsevolozhskaya from her second marriage in 1882, Molchanova from her third marriage in 1910; originally carried the stage name Stremlyanova

Sazonov N.F. (1843-1902), actor

SAZONOV Nikolay Fedorovich (1843, St. Petersburg - 1902, the same place), actor. He started appearing on stage in the country under the name of Shuvalov. After graduating from the Theatre College in 1863

Semenova E.S., (1786-1849), actress

SEMENOVA Ekaterina Semenovna (married name Princess Gagarina) (1786 - 1849, St. Petersburg), actress. Graduated from the Petersburg Drama School (1805). Made her debut on the professional stage in 1803

Sergeev K.M., (1910-1992), dancer

SERGEEV Konstantin Mikhailovich (1910 - 1992, St. Petersburg), dancer, ballet-master, pedagogue, People's Artist of the USSR (1957). In 1930-61, after graduating from the Leningrad choreographic School under V.I

Serov A.N., (1820-1871), composer

SEROV Alexander Nikolaevich (1820 - 1871, St. Petersburg), composer, music critic, father of artist V.A. Serov. Graduated from the Legal School (1840), where he befriended V.V. Stasov

Servais A.F. (1807 - 1866), composer, cellist

SERVAIS Adrian Francois (1807-1866), Belgian virtuoso cellist, composer, teacher. Toured the capitals of Europe after graduating from the Conservatory of Brussels in 1834; from 1839 on he repeatedly visited St

Shelest A.Y., (1919-1998), ballerina

SHELEST Alla Yakovlevna (1919-1998, St. Petersburg), ballet dancer, pedagogue, People's Artist of Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (1957). Upon graduating from A.Y

Shostakovich D.D., (1906-1975), composer

SHOSTAKOVICH Dmitry Dmitrievich (1906, St. Petersburg. - 1975), composer, pianist, pedagogue, People's Artist of the USSR (1954), Hero of Socialist Labor (1966). Honorary Doctor of Oxford (1958) and of many other foreign universities and academies

Simonov N.K., (1901-1973), actor

SIMONOV Nikolay Konstantinovich (1901-1973, Leningrad), actor, People's Artist of the USSR (1950), Hero of Socialist Labor (1971). Studied at the Industrial School of Art in Samara (1918-20). Lived in Petrograd (Leningrad) from 1921

Smoktunovsky I.M. (1925-1994), actor

SMOKTUNOVSKY (born Smoktunovich) Innokenty Mikhailovich (1925-1994), actor; People's Artist of the USSR in 1974 and Hero of Socialist Labour in 1990. He participated in World War II

Sobinov L.V., (1872-1934), singer

SOBINOV Leonid Vitalievich (1872-1934), opera singer (lyric tenor), chamber singer, [theatre figure], People's Artist of the Republic (1923). In 1890-95 he studied at the Faculty of Law at Moscow University

Sofronitsky V.V., (1901-1961), pianist

SOFRONITSKY Vladimir Vladimirovich (1901 - 1961, St. Petersburg), pianist, Honoured Worker of Art of the RSFSR (1942). From 1910 he studied under A. Mikhailovsky in Warsaw, and in 1914-21 under L.V. Nikolaev in the Petersburg Conservatory

Solovyev-Sedoy V.P., (1907-1979), composer

SOLOVYEV-SEDOY (real last name Solovyev) Vasily Pavlovich (1907, St. Petersburg - 1979, Leningrad), composer, People's Artist of the USSR (1967), Hero of Socialist Labour (1975). Graduated from the Leningrad Conservatory studying composition under P

Sosnitsky I.I., (1794-1871), actor

SOSNITSKY Ivan Ivanovich (1794 - 1871, St. Petersburg), actor. Graduated from the Petersburg Drama School (1811). Studied drama under I.A. Dmitrevsky, and ballet under Ch. Didelot

Spesivtseva O.A. (1895-1991), ballet dancer

SPESIVTSEVA Olga Alexandrovna (1895-1991), ballet dancer. After graduating from the St. Petersburg Theatre School where she studied under K.M. Kulichevskaya, Spesivtseva worked at the Mariinsky Theatre from 1913 to 1924. She was the lead dancer in M

Strauss J. (1825-1899), composer

STRAUSS Johann (Junior) (1825-1899), Austrian composer, violinist and conductor. First rate master of the Viennese waltz. After his father's death in 1849, he toured through Europe with a concert and dance orchestra

Stravinsky F.I., (1843-1902), singer

STRAVINSKY Fedor Ignatievich (1843-1902, St. Petersburg), opera singer (bass). Father of I.F. Stravinsky. In 1869-73 he studied at the Petersburg Conservatory under P. Repeto, E. Viardo, G. Nissen-Saloman, and C. Everardi

Stravinsky I.F., (1882-1971), composer

STRAVINSKY Igor Fedorovich (1882, Oranienbaum - 1971), composer and director, son of F.I. Stravinsky. In 1900-05 he studied at the Faculty of Law at Petersburg University, taking composition classes from N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov between 1903 and 1905

Strepetova P.A., (1850-1903), actress

STREPETOVA Pelageya (Polina) Antipievna (1850-1903), actress. Her performances in Kazan (1871) and Moscow exposed her talent for tragedy and made her famous. Strepetova, who invested her characters with the spirit of social protest

Strzhelchik V.I., (1921-1995), actor

STRZHELCHIK Vladislav Ignatievich (1921, Petrograd - 1995, St. Petersburg), actor, People"s Artist of the USSR (1974), Hero of Socialist Labour (1988). In 1938-47, he studied at the school-studio of the Bolshoy Drama Theatre under B.A

Sviridov G.V., (1915-1998), composer

SVIRIDOV Georgy Vasilievich (1915-1998), composer, People's Artist of the USSR (1970), Hero of Socialist Labour (1975). Lived in Leningrad in 1932-56. Graduated from the 1st Musical Institute (then located at 11 Tchaikovskogo Street; today known as

Taglioni Philippe (1777-1871) and Taglioni Marie (1804-1884), ballet artists

TAGLIONI Philippe (1777-1871), Italian choreographer, teacher. TAGLIONI Marie (1804-1884), P. Taglioni's daughter, ballet dancer. Both worked at various times under J.F. Coulomb in Paris, Marie also being educated by her father

Tchaikovsky P.I., (1840-1893), composer

TCHAIKOVSKY Peter Ilyich (1840-1893, St. Petersburg), composer, conductor, pedagogue, musical writer. Director of the Moscow branch of the Russian Musical Society (1885), member of the Paris Academy of Fine Arts

Telyakovsky V.A. (1861-1924), dramatist

TELYAKOVSKY Vladimir Arkadyevich (1861, St. Petersburg [?] - 1924, Leningrad), dramatist, Privy Councillor (1909). After graduating from the Page Corps, he served with the Guards from 1879 to 1898

Tolubeev Y.V., (1906-1979), actor

TOLUBEEV Yury Vladimirovich (1906 - 1979, Leningrad), actor, People's Artist of the USSR (1956), Hero of Socialist Labour (1976). Graduated from the Leningrad Dramatics School (1929; today Academy of Dramatic Arts)

Tovstonogov G.A., (1913-1989), director

TOVSTONOGOV Georgy Alexandrovich (1913-1989, Leningrad), director, pedagogue, theatre worker, People's Artist of the USSR (1957), Hero of Socialist Labour (1983), corresponding member of the Academy of Arts of GDR (1983)

Tsoy Viktor Robertovich (1962-1990), rock musician

TSOY Viktor Robertovich (1962, Leningrad 1990), rock musician, frontman of rock group Kino. Graduated from Technical College No. 61 (1982), worked first in the parks and gardens department, and from 1985 in a boiler-house called Kamchatka

Ulanova G.S., (1910-1998), ballet dancer

ULANOVA Galina Sergeevna (1910, St. Petersburg - 1998), dancer, pedagogue, Hero of Socialist Labor (1974, 1980), People"s Artist of the USSR (1951). Graduating from the Leningrad Choreographic School under A.Y

Utesov L.O., (1895-1982), singer

UTESOV Leonid Osipovich (real name Weisbein Lazar Iosifovich) (1895-1982), singer, actor, jazz band leader, People's Artist of the USSR (1965). Studied at the Faig Odessa Commercial School

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