A nugget from Mogilev: how a Jew from Belarus who does not know notes created the US anthem

Irving Berlin is a nugget from Mogilev who conquered America. Few people know that the author of the US anthem comes from a Jewish family in Belarus. His story was told by the Observer publication. Irving Berlin is an American composer of Russian origin who wrote more than 900 songs, 19 musicals and...

The cult composer who wrote soundtracks for more than 400 films and series has died

Italian composer Ennio Morricone died in Rome. Oscar winner and author of many soundtracks, including westerns, was 91 years old. Writes about this BBC. Morricone died on Monday night, June 6, in one of the Roman clinics from ...

Died author of music for 'Holidays in Prostokvashino' and 'Adventures of Electronics' Evgeny Krylatov

The famous Soviet composer Yevgeny Krylatov died in hospital on May 8. He was 85 years old, writes “Current Time”. “My father died this morning in the hospital. He had double pneumonia,” his daughter said. The place and time of farewell to the composer will be announced later.…

The composer of the animated series 'Masha and the Bear' lives and writes music in Las Vegas

In a private home in Las Vegas (Nevada), far from noisy casinos and restaurants, songs are born that are sung by children all over the world. Vasily Bogatyrev lives here, the same composer who has been writing music for the popular Russian animated series for more than 10 years...

The composer Shainsky, who died in the United States, can not bury

The famous Russian composer Vladimir Shainsky died in California on December 25, but he has not yet been buried. Why this happened, the edition of "Radio Liberty" figured out. He spent the last years of his life in the USA, because only there he could be given the proper ...

Composer Vladimir Shainsky died in California

Russian composer, People's Artist of the RSFSR Vladimir Shainsky, died at the age of 92 in the United States, BBC reports, citing his relatives. Shainsky became famous primarily for his children's songs for Soviet cartoons. The composer wrote melodies for such classic animated films, ...

Composer Dmitry Gordon - about studying in America and plans to conquer Hollywood

The 22-year-old composer Dmitry Gordon, the son of the famous Ukrainian journalist Dmitry Gordon, has been creating his own musical works since the age of 14. He graduated from the prestigious Boston College of Music Berkeley and has already written more than a hundred of his own compositions, one of which will become a soundtrack for a Holocaust film. Now…

Died composer who wrote the music for the cult Soviet films

The famous Soviet and Russian composer, pianist and teacher Andrei Eshpai died at the age of 91 in Moscow on Sunday. This was reported by the Union of Composers of the Russian Federation. Eshpai died from the consequences of a stroke. Andrey Eshpai - People's Artist of the USSR, laureate of the Lenin...

Vera Brezhnev married Konstantin Meladze

Singer Vera Brezhneva and composer and producer Konstantin Meladze got married. The couple exchanged vows in Italy. According to the Italian media, the lovers have tied the knot in Forte dei Marmi. Vera and Constantine were painted by the mayor of the resort town Umberto Buratti. The mayor himself admits that he ...

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