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Encyclopedia > George de Godzinsky

George de Godzinsky (April 5, 1914, Saint Peterburg ,Russia - May 23 , Espoo, Finland) was a Russian-born Finnish composer and conductor. Godzinsky is knowon from his Schlager music although he composered music for movies and operetts. April 5 is the 95th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (96th in leap years). ... 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... May 2 is the 122nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (123rd in leap years). ... Founded 1972 Province Southern Finland Region Uusimaa Sub-region Greater Helsinki Area - Of which land - Rank 528 km² 312 km² ranked 279th Population - Population density - Rank 229,443 699 inh. ...



Godzinsky was born to a very international family: his father had Polish, Czech, Georgian and Romanian ancestery, and mothers side Godzinky had Swiss and Dutch origin.


Godzinsky's father was Saint Petersburg-based civil servant and businessman who traded in Finland.During the Russian revolution the family escapded to Finalnd. Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and Petrograd (Петрогра́д, 1914–1924), is a city located in Northwestern Russia on the delta of the river Neva at the east end of the Gulf of Finland... Russian Revolution can refer to the following events in the history of Russia: The Russian Revolution of 1905 was a series of strikes and anti-government violence against Tsar Nicholas II The Russian Revolution of 1917, which included: February Revolution, which resulted in the abdication of Nicholas II of Russia...



Godzinsky stutded at the Helsinki music school from 1930 to 1937. Godzinsky was a pianist for the world famous opera singer Feodor Chaliapin during his Far East tour. Godzinsky played at 57 Chaliapins concerts in Manchuria, China and in Japan. From 1939 Godzinsky became conductor at the Helsinki Swedish Theatre and in Royal Dramatic Theatre and also in the Gothenburg City Theatre. When Godzinsky was a conductor to the Finnish National Opera his biggest proformase was from 1959 to 1965 when the opera was proforming in the United States, Bergen, Warsaw and in Paris. Founded 1550 Province Southern Finland Region Uusimaa Sub-region Helsinki Area - Of which land - Rank 185. ... 1930 (MCMXXX) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Russian opera singer Feodor Ivanovich Chaliapin () (February 13 (February 1, Old Style), 1873–April 12, 1938) was the most famous bass in the first half of the 20th century. ... Far East is an inexact term often used for East Asia and Southeast Asia combined, sometimes including also the easternmost territories of Russia, i. ... Manchuria (Manchu: Manju, Traditional Chinese: 滿洲; Simplified Chinese: 满洲; pinyin: MÇŽnzhōu, Russian: ) is a vast territorial region in northeast Asia. ... Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm Kungliga Dramatiska Teatern or Royal Dramatic Theatre, in Swedish usully Dramaten. ... Gothenburg City Theatre opened in 1934 at Götaplatsen square in Gothenburg, Sweden. ... The Finnish National Opera (Finnish: Kansallisooppera) in Helsinki is the leading opera company in Finland. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... // Bergen may refer to: Places There are several places named Bergen: Bergen, Norway, the second largest city in Norway Bergen, Belgium, better known by its French name of Mons Germany Bergen, Hesse Bergen, Lower Saxony, in the district of Celle. ... Warsaw (Polish: , (?), in full The Capital City of Warsaw, Polish: Miasto StoÅ‚eczne Warszawa) is the capital of Poland and its largest city. ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur Tossed by the waves, she does not founder Coordinates : , Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) Administration Subdivisions 20 arrondissements Département Paris (75) Région ÃŽle-de-France Mayor Bertrand Delanoë (PS) City (commune) Characteristics Land Area 86. ...


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