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Musician / Composer / Conductor
A.k.a. Владимир Николаевич Васильев
(December 26, 1911, Moscow — ?) Soviet conductor, composer. In 1935 he graduated from the Moscow Conservatory in piano and conducting. 1937-1938 - Conductor at the Opera House in Minsk. 1938-1947 - Head of the musical part and conductor of the Central Children's Theatre. 1947-1951 - Conductor Operetta Theater in Moscow. 1951-1954 - Deputy Chief of the repertory theaters and department head of the Committee on the Arts. Since 1954 - the chief conductor and artistic director of musical ensembles VGKO (All-Union State Concert Association).