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Mieczysław Weinberg

Russian composer and pianist · Russia · On the map · Musicians · Lived 1919 to 1996 · aged 76

Mieczysław Weinberg was a Polish, Soviet, and Russian composer and pianist. Born in Warsaw to parents who worked in the Yiddish theatre in Poland, his early years were surrounded by music. At the age of 12, he began formal music lessons. Later, he studied piano at the Warsaw Conservatory.

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Awards

USSR State Prize
People's Artist of the RSFSR
Honored art worker of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic

About this person

In 1939, Weinberg fled Warsaw when Germany invaded Poland and started World War II. His family was later murdered at the Trawniki concentration camp.

Country
Russia
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1919 to 1996 · aged 76

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