Nikolay Minkh

Soviet composer and conductor, member of the Union of Composers of the USSR. Honored Artist of the RSFSR (09/26/1973). In 1926 he graduated from the musical college in Penza, piano class. In 1926-1930 he studied at the Central Music College in Leningrad in piano classes with M. Druskin and composition with P. B. Ryazanov. Since 1929 he was a pianist in various concert associations and collectives, worked as a concertmaster of the ballet at the Leningrad Music Hall. In 1934-1940 he was a pianist, accordionist and arranger in Tea-jazz L. Utesov. His arrangements sounded such popular songs as "Bless you!", "Leisya, song", "Steamer", "Everything is good, beautiful marquise"; instrumental piece "Ten Years of Jazz". In 1940-1941 and 1945-1952, he was a conductor and artistic director of the pop orchestra of the Leningrad Radio Committee. During the Great Patriotic War in 1941 he was on the Leningrad front, in 1942-1945 he was the musical director of the Baltic Fleet Theater, as well as a member of the group of composers at the Political Administration of the Red Banner Baltic Fleet. Member of the CPSU (b) since 1944. In 1952-1954, he was a conductor of the Hermitage Moscow Variety Theater. In 1954-1963 - Chief Conductor of the Moscow Variety Theater, since 1972 - the Central Theater of the Soviet Army.