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Encyclopedia > Oleg Lundstrem

Oleg Leonidovich Lundstrem (also spelled Lundstoem, Lundström, Russian: Олег Леонидович Лундстрём; April 2, 1916, Chita — October 13, 2005, near Moscow) was a Soviet and Russian jazz composer and conductor of the Oleg Lundstrem Orchestra, one of the very few officially recognized jazz bands in the Soviet Union. Lundstrem was born in musicians' family in Chita in 1916. He moved together with his parents to Harbin, China five years later. In 1936, he moved to Shanghai, where he formed a jazz orchestra that immediately became popular among the public. 2 April is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 273 days remaining. ... 1916 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January-February January 1 -The first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ... Chita (Russian: Чита́) is a city in Russia, and functions as the administrative center of Chita Oblast in eastern Siberia. ... October 13 is the 286th day of the year (287th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Moscow (Russian: Москва́, Moskva, IPA: listen â–¶(?)) is the capital of Russia, located on the river Moskva. ... Soviet redirects here. ... Jazz master Louis Armstrong remains one of the most loved and best known of all jazz musicians. ... See Conductor for other possible uses of the word. ... A jazz band is a musical ensemble that plays jazz music. ... Chita (Russian: Чита́) is a city in Russia, and functions as the administrative center of Chita Oblast in eastern Siberia. ... 1916 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January-February January 1 -The first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ... Harbin (Simplified Chinese: 哈尔滨; Traditional Chinese: 哈爾濱; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Ha-erh-pin; Russian Харби́н Kharbin) is a sub-provincial city and the capital of the Heilongjiang Province in north-east China. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Shanghai (Chinese: 上海; pinyin: ; Shanghainese IPA: ; Lumazi: Zanhe) , situated on the banks of the Yangtze River Delta, is Chinas largest city. ...


During the World War II, he returned to the Soviet Union and settled in Kazan, where he worked as a violinist in the opera and ballet theatre, and in 1956 he became an art director and conductor of a jazz orchestra. He headed the orchestra till the last moment of his life. World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons such as the atom bomb. ... Kazan (Tatar Qazan, Казан, Russian Казань) is the capital city of Tatarstan and one of Russias largest cities. ... A violinist is an instrumentalist who plays the violin. ... The foyer of Charles Garniers Opéra, Paris, opened 1875 Opera refers to a dramatic art form, originating in Europe, in which the emotional content is conveyed to the audience as much through music, both vocal and instrumental as it is through the lyrics. ... The Waltz of the Snowflakes from Tchaikovskys The Nutcracker Ballet is the name given to a specific dance form and technique. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The term art director is an overall title for a variety of similar job functions in publishing, film and television, the Internet, and video games. ...


In 1994, the Guinness Book of Records recognized the Lundstrem band as the oldest continuously existing jazz band in the world. In 1998, he was awarded the Russian Federation State Prize. He died at age 89 from natural causes at his home near Moscow. 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Suresh Joachim, minutes away from breaking the ironing world record at 55 hours and 5 minutes, at Shoppers World, Brampton. ... 1998(MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Moscow (Russian: Москва́, Moskva, IPA: listen ▶(?)) is the capital of Russia, located on the river Moskva. ...


Instrumental pieces for jazz band

  • "Mirage" - 1947
  • "The Lilac is Flourishing" - 1955
  • "Improvisation" ("Atom-bugi") - 1957
  • "Humoresque" - 1958
  • "A Song Without Words" - 1960
  • "Etude for the band" - 1960
  • "Prologue" - 1963
  • "Bukhara Design" - 1972
  • "In the mountains of Georgia" - 1973
  • "The Ways of Love" - 1975
  • "Speedway" - 1980
  • "The Legend of Söyembikä" - 1981
  • "At Dawn" - 1984

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::: Oleg Lundstrem Jazz Orchestra ::: (1234 words)
Oleg graduates from the college of commerce and enters the Polytechnic Institute.
Oleg begins to perform as a violinist at the Theater of Opera and Ballet, and, in the autumn of 1948, he enters the conservatory along with a large number of the musicians who had arrived with him from China.
Oleg stays at the conservatory to teach a course in theoretical disciplines and lead the student symphony orchestra.
::: Oleg Lundstrem Jazz Orchestra ::: (2198 words)
Oleg Lundstrem began to study Jazz, listenning to the orchestra.
In 1989 on the invitation of Oleg Lundstrem Alexander Bryksin became the director of the orchestra.
Oleg Lundstrem himself is the only representative of the old first stuff dating back to the 1934, the last but one vet-eran, the conductor, sound-producer (in the first stuff of the or-chestra he was a trumpettist), Merited Artist of Russian Federa-tion Alexei Kotyakov died in Spring 1997.
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