Dmitri Kabalevsky

1904 - 1987

Russian

Summary

Dmitri Kabalevsky, Russian composer, pianist, teacher, and writer, was born on 30 December 1904 in St. Petersburg. In 1918 his family moved to Moscow, where he began piano studies.

In 1925 he began his training at the Moscow Conservatory, studying composition under Catoire and subsequently under Miaskovsky, also continuing piano studies under Goldenveyzer.

The years 1932-1941 were the most influential ones in Kabalevsky's development as a composer. Most of his music for the stage and for radio productions was written between 1932 and 1941. The opera "Colas Breugnon" was based upon a subject by Romain Rolland.

Kabalevsky died in 1987.

News

Performances

19th November 2026

PERFORMERS
CU Symphony
CONDUCTOR
Gary Lewis
LOCATION
Macky Auditorium, Boulder, CO, United States of America

22nd November 2026

SOLOISTS
Gregory Clinton cello
PERFORMERS
Omaha Symphony
CONDUCTOR
José Luis Gomez
LOCATION
Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, NE, United States of America

1st December 2026

SOLOISTS
Mio Matsuzawa
PERFORMERS
Timpview Chamber Orchestra Movement 2 only
CONDUCTOR
Marcel Bowman
LOCATION
Timpview High School Auditorium, Provo, UT, United States of America

15th January 2027

SOLOISTS
Maksim Velichkin
PERFORMERS
Ruth Asawa School of the Arts Orchestra
CONDUCTOR
James Beauton
LOCATION
DKMT, San Francisco, CA, United States of America

7th March 2027

PERFORMERS
Dayton Philharmonic Youth Orchestra
CONDUCTOR
Maureen Hickey Haitch
LOCATION
Schuster Center Winsupply Theatre, Dayton, OH, United States of America

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