Background
GLAZUNOV, Aleksandr was born on August 10, 1865 in St. Petersburg.
GLAZUNOV, Aleksandr was born on August 10, 1865 in St. Petersburg.
Studied under N. Rimskii-Korsakov and M. Balakirev.
One of the major Russian symphonists. Wrote his first symphony aged 16. Began conducting in 1888.
Director of the Petersburg Conservatory, 1905-1928. One of the active members of the Beliaevskii Kruzhok. Honorary Doctor of Oxford and Cambridge Universities.
Left the Soviet Union in 1928 and settled in Paris.