MOSCOW, February 19 Honored Artist of Russia, conductor and choirmaster Leopold Gershkovich died at the age of 89, the Children's Musical Theater named after N. I. Sats reported on the Telegram channel.
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"With heartache and deep regret, we announce the death of the Honored Artist of Russia, Honored Artist of Russia Leopold Abramovich Gershkovich, one of the luminaries of the Russian musical theater for children, who stood at the origins of the formation and development of our Children's Musical Theatre.” ;, – the message says.
It is noted that the rare gift of a musician has always been especially accepted by the orchestra, opera, ballet and choir, allowing him to forgive the conductor's harshness, ardor, stubborn intransigence, and meticulousness. The artist’s integrity, willingness to fight to the last for the right touch, intonation and understanding of the character’s image convinced everyone, they added in the theater.
Leopold Gershkovich was born on March 17, 1935. While studying at the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory, he worked as a choirmaster and conductor at the Musical Drama Theater in Krasnoyarsk. After graduating from the conservatory in 1957, the musician became the chief conductor of the Moscow touring opera Rosconcert. In 1963, at the invitation of Natalia Sats, he came to the theater she had just created.
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