Isaac Mikhnovsky, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Isaac Mikhnovsky

Soviet pianist, composer

Date of Birth: 17-Apr-1914

Place of Birth: Smolensk, Smolensk Voivodeship, Russia

Date of Death: 18-Feb-1978

Profession: composer, docent, pianist

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Isaac Iosifovich Mikhnovsky (Russian: ????'? ??'??????? ?????'?????) (17 April 1914 – 18 February 1978) was a prominent Soviet pianist, composer, professor, and winner of the First All-Soviet Piano Competition.
Apart from his highly successful performing and teaching careers, composing was also a significant part of his multi-faceted musical life.
The catalogue of his works includes numerous piano transcriptions of Romances and Operatic Fantasies on melodies of Russian composers, and also a significant number of original piano, vocal, and chamber compositions.