Alexander Kolker
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Born
28 July 1933
Alexander Naumovich Kolker
28 July 1933
Died1 August 2023 (aged 90)
Saint Petersburg, Russia
OccupationMusic composer
Alexander Kolker | |
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| Алекса́ндр Ко́лкер | |
.jpg) Alexander Kolker in 2009 | |
| Born | Alexander Naumovich Kolker 28 July 1933 |
| Died | 1 August 2023 (aged 90) Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| Education | Saint Petersburg Electrotechnical University |
| Occupation | Music composer |
| Years active | 1958–2023 |
Alexander Naumovich Kolker (Russian: Алекса́ндр Нау́мович Ко́лкер; 28 July 1933 – 1 August 2023) was a Soviet and Russian composer[1] and Honored Artist of the RSFSR, awarded in 1981.[2]
Alexander Naumovich Kolker was born in Leningrad. He was evacuated from the city in 1942 and returned in 1944.[3]
Since 1958 Alexander Kolker has worked as a professional composer.[3]
He published a book of memoirs "The elevator does not lift you down" (in Russian: "Лифт вниз не поднимает") in 1998.[3]
Alexander Kolker was married to singer Maria Pakhomenko until her death in 2013.[4] Kolker died in Saint Petersburg on 1 August 2023, a few days after his 90th birthday.[5][6]
Filmography
- 1966 – We Fly to the Ocean
- 1966 – White Night
- 1967 – Private Life of Kuzyayev Valentin
- 1968 – Songs Address - Youth
- 1969 – Tomorrow, on April 3rd...
- 1969 – Singing Guitars
- 1970 – And People Need a Song So...
- 1970 – Magic Power
- 1971 – Shadowboxing
- 1971 – Singing by Maria Pakhomenko
- 1972 – The Last Days of Pompeii
- 1974 – Krechinsky's Wedding
- 1975 – Love Will Remain
- 1976 – Truffaldino from Bergamo
- 1978 – Leaving Go Away
- 1979 – Travel to Another City
- 1979 – Three Men in a Boat
- 1980 – Two-voice Melody
- 1981 – Three Short Stories about Love
- 1981 – Two Voices
- 1982 – No One Can Replace You
- 1989 – Death of Tarelkin
