Boris Mayzel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Boris Mayzel

Soviet composer

Date of Birth: 04-Jun-1907

Place of Birth: Saint Petersburg

Date of Death: 09-Jul-1986

Profession: composer

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Boris Sergeyevich Mayzel' (Russian: ????? ?????´???? ???????, 17 June 1907 [O.S.
4 June] – 9 July 1986) was a Russian composer. He was born in Saint Petersburg to a family of physicist Sergey Mayzel.
He studied with Maximilian Steinberg and Pyotr Ryazanov at the Leningrad Conservatory.
He graduated in 1936.
Early on, he had worked on stage works. He participated in the civil defense of Leningrad during the blockade.
He was afterwards evacuated to Sverdlovsk from 1942 to 1944. He lived in Moscow from 1944 to his death. He primarily wrote symphonies, but his works also include concertos and operas.