Gauk, Aleksandr Vasil'yevich
(1893–1963)
Gauk [Gáuk], Aleksandr Vasil'yevich (8–3/15–1893, Odessa; 3–30–1963, M.). Ukrainian cond., pedagogue, and comp. Grad. 1917 from the P. Cons., where he studied comp. with Glazunov, Kalafati, and Vītols; pf with F. Blumenfel'd ; and cond. with N. Cherepnin . Was one of the most important Russian cond. of the twentieth century. Directed the L. Philh. (1930–34), the USSR State Sym. (1936–41), and All Union Radio and TV Orch. (1933–36, 1953–63) and premiered many of the works of A. Khachaturyan…