Slonimsky, Sergey Mikhailovich

Slonimsky [Slanéemsky], Sergey Mikhailovich (8–12–1932, L.). Pianist and comp. Nephew of N. Slonimsky. Grad. 1955 as a comp. and 1956 as a pianist from the L. Cons., where he studied with Yevlakhov (comp.) and V. Nil'sen (pf). Following post-grad. work there in 1958, joined the faculty. His students incl. Kobekin and Pliyeva. Has cond. research on Mahler, the symphonies of Prokof'yev (L., 1976), and the folk music of the Pskov and Novgorod regions. As a comp., was infl. by Glazunov, Musorgsky…