Evgeni Svetlanov

Soviet / Russian conductor, composer and pianist. People's Artist of USSR (1968). Hero of Socialist Labor (1986). Lenin Prize (1972) and the USSR State Prize (1983). Born: 6 September 1928, Moscow, USSR Died: 3 May 2002, Moscow, Russia Transliteration in Cyrillic - [i]Евгений Светланов[/i] Principal conductor & artistic director of: [a1351876] (1963-65 principal conductor) [a805380] (1965-2000 principal conductor & artistic director) [a970420] (1992-2000 principal conductor) First wife Larisa Avdeeva = [a1737779] (1925-2013), opera singer, People's Artist of the RSFSR. Son Andrey (born 1956). Second wife [a2042870] (Nikolaeva) (died September 18, 2019) - pianist, teacher, journalist.