Stanislav Gorkovenko Explained

Birth Date:30 January 1938
Birth Place:Baku, Azerbaijan
Occupation:Conductor, songwriter
Past Member Of:Leningrad Music Hall Orchestra
Solovyov-Sedoi Gubernatorial Orchestra
Genre:Opera, classical

Stanislav Gorkovenko (30 January 1938 – 26 November 2018) was a Soviet and Russian conductor from Baku who graduated from the Azerbaijan and Saint Petersburg Conservatories where he was under guidance from Nikolai Rabinovich. From 1967 to 1978 he was in charge of the Leningrad Music Hall Orchestra and since 1978 was a head conductor of the Solovyov-Sedoi Gubernatorial Orchestra. He is also an author of numerous songs and operas that are designed for children. One of his operas called Ognivo was staged at the Samara Opera and Ballet Theatre.[1]

Awards

Gorkovenko received awards from the Government of St. Petersburg in the field of literature, art and architecture in 2001 and 2017. He was awarded the Order of Honor and the Badge of Distinction for his services to the city on the Neva River in 2008.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Saint Petersburg Academic Philharmonic. Stanislav Gorkovenko. https://web.archive.org/web/20140111061901/http://www.philharmonia.spb.ru/eng/persa/gorkovenko.html. January 11, 2014. January 11, 2014. dead.
  2. Web site: Козлова . Лилия . В Петербурге умер народный артист и дирижер Станислав Горковенко . 10 July 2024 . Комсомольская правда.