Boris Kõrver
Boris Kõrver | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 April 1917 |
| Died | 17 August 1994 (aged 77) Tallinn, Estonia |
| Alma mater | Tallinn State Conservatory |
| Occupation | Composer |
Boris Kõrver (12 April 1917 – 17 August 1994) was an Estonian composer.[1]
Biography
Kõrver was born in Revel 12 April 1917.
In 1950, he graduated from Tallinn State Conservatory in composition specialty.[1]
During World War II, he belonged to State Artistic Ensembles of the Estonian SSR in Yaroslavl.[1]
Since 1944, he was a member of Estonian Composers' Union. From 1953 to 1966, he was deputy chairman and from 1966 to 1974 chairman of Estonian Composers' Union. His daughter is director and cinematographer Marianne Kõrver.[1]
He died 17 August 1994 in Tallinn.
Awards
- Two Estonian SSR State Prizes (1949, 1950)
- Stalin Prize, 3rd class (1951)
- Merited Art Worker of the Estonian SSR (1955)
- Two Orders of the Red Banner of Labour (1956, 1971)
- People's Artist of the Estonian SSR (1965)
- Order of the Badge of Honour (1967)
- Order of Friendship of Peoples[1]
Works
- operette "Ainult unistus" (1955)
- operette "Laanelill" (1959)
- operette "Teie soov palun?" (1962)
- musical "Mees pisuhännaga" (1968)
- musical "Kapsad ja kuningad" (1971)
References
Categories:
- 1917 births
- 1994 deaths
- Musicians from Tallinn
- People from the Governorate of Estonia
- Male operetta composers
- Estonian classical composers
- Soviet male classical composers
- 20th-century Estonian composers
- 20th-century Estonian male musicians
- Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre alumni
- Soviet military personnel of World War II
- People's Artists of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic
- Honoured Workers of the Arts Industry of the Estonian SSR
- Recipients of the Stalin Prize
- Recipients of the Estonian SSR State Prize
- Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour
- Recipients of the Order of Friendship of Peoples
- Recipients of the Order of the Badge of Honour
- European composer stubs
- Estonian musician stubs