Viktor Pleshak
Soviet composer
Viktor Vasilyevich Pleshak (Russian: Виктор Васильевич Плешак; born 13 November 1946) is a Soviet and Russian composer. He is known for his work in academic and popular music, including symphonic compositions, songs, and musical works for theatre.
Pleshak was awarded the title of Honored art worker of the Russian Federation in 2004 and has received the Prize of the Government of Saint Petersburg.
Biography
Pleshak was born in Leningrad on 13 November 1946. He graduated from the Glinka Choir School in 1964 and later from the Leningrad Rimsky-Korsakov State Conservatory in 1970, where he studied choral conducting under E. P. Kudryavtseva. He completed further studies in composition in 1981 under professors V. V. Pushkov, A. D. Mnatsakanyan, and Boris Tishchenko.
From 1969 to 1975, he taught at the Leningrad Krupskaya Institute of Culture. Between 1975 and 1980, he served as head of the musical department at the Lensoviet Theatre. Since 1980, he has worked as a freelance composer.
Pleshak became a member of the Union of Soviet Composers in 1982.
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