Andrei Petrov

Russian composer Andrei Petrov was created on Sept 2, 1930, in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg). Upon his graduation in the Leningrad Conservatory in 1954, he continued to compose many instrumental parts (the symphonic poem “Radda and Loiko,” the ballets “The Place Professional,” and “The Shoreline of Wish.”) In the 1960s, Petrov set up himself as a favorite melody and film composer. His most prominent movies scores included Avoid an automobile (1966), Taming of Fireplace (1973), ANY OFFICE Romance (1976), Fall Marathon (1978), as well as the Cruel Love (1983). The composer continuing to create “critical” music aswell — the ballets The Creation from the Globe (1971) and Pushkin (1978), as well as the opera Peter the fantastic (1975). In the 1980s and ’90s, Petrov constructed several effective concertos for violin and piano and symphonic functions, included in this “The Professional and Margarita” (1984) and “Russia from the Bells” (1990) — the last mentioned being variants on a style from Modest Mussorgsky — as well as the rock and roll ballet Memory space. Petrov continues to be the chairman from the St. Petersburg Composers Union since 1964 as well as the president from the St. Petersburg Philharmonic Culture since 1992. He received several honours and honors, like the designation of People’s Designer from the Soviet Union (1980) as well as the Condition Reward (1967, 1976). In 1992, Petrov’s rating for the film Guaranteed Heaven was recognized having a Nika, Russia’s exact carbon copy of the Oscar.