Background
Tikhon Ivanovich Sotnikov was born on September 23, 1901, in Voronezh, Russian Federation.
Voronezh, Russian Federation
Voronezh Music School
Rostov-on-don, Russian Federation
Don Conservatory
Rostov-on-don, Russian Federation
Rostov College of Arts
Tikhon Ivanovich Sotnikov was born on September 23, 1901, in Voronezh, Russian Federation.
Tikhon Ivanovich studied the violin at Voronezh Music School and graduated from Don Conservatory in 1927 (composition class of the lecturer Heifetz, Rostov-on-Don). He studied composition with Gnesin in Moscow. During 1936-1941, he studied at the Historical and Theoretical Faculty of Moscow Central Correspondence Music and Education Institute.
During 1933-1936, Tikhon Ivanovich was a musical editor of the regional radio committee. In 1936-1959, he worked as a lecturer at Music School (Rostov-on-Don). At the same time, he was an artistic director of State Estrade (1941-1942), head of Philharmonic (music department,1943-1944).