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Nikolai Golovanov

1891 - 1953

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Nikolai Semyonovich Golovanov (January 21 1891 [O.S. January 9] – August 28, 1953) PAU, was a Soviet conductor and composer, who was married to the soprano Antonina Nezhdanova. He conducted the premiere performances of a number of works, among them Nikolai Myaskovsky's Sixth Symphony in May 1924. Golovanov held some of the highest musical positions in the USSR, including an extensive association with the Bolshoi Opera. In her autobiography, Galina Vishnevskaya terms him the theater's chief conductor, and tells of his dismissal from the Bolshoi and his death - which she attributed to the humiliation of the experience of losing this position. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nikolai Golovanov is the 110th most popular conductor, the 1,906th most popular biography from Russia (up from 1,940th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Russian Conductor.

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Among CONDUCTORS

Among conductors, Nikolai Golovanov ranks 110 out of 128. Before him are Tomás Bretón, Eri Klas, Valery Khalilov, Fabio Luisi, Zdeněk Mácal, and Andris Nelsons. After him are Jaap van Zweden, Daniel Harding, Okko Kamu, Martin Turnovský, Osmo Vänskä, and Jeffrey Tate.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1891, Nikolai Golovanov ranks 232. Before him are Camille Mandrillon, Charley Toorop, Birbal Sahni, Dmitry Furmanov, Karel Petrů, and Paolo Salvi. After him are Anton Grasser, Béla von Kehrling, Francis Pegahmagabow, Marguerite Clayton, Victor Varconi, and Hendrik Adamson. Among people deceased in 1953, Nikolai Golovanov ranks 155. Before him are Dorothy Shepherd-Barron, Ekvtime Takaishvili, Oliver Campbell, Annie Kenney, Emil Filla, and August Emil Fieldorf. After him are Chet Miller, Dooley Wilson, John Marin, Jonathan M. Wainwright, Manoelzinho, and Arthur Berry.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Nikolai Golovanov ranks 1,906 out of 3,761. Before him are Vladimir Alexeyevich Kornilov (1806), Sergei Petrovich Trubetskoy (1790), Aleksanteri Saarvala (1913), Artur Beterbiev (1985), Viktor Khristenko (1957), and Boris Lisunov (1898). After him are Vera Komisova (1953), Leon Benois (1856), Gennady Nevelskoy (1813), Alexander Ablesimov (1742), Vitalik Buterin (1994), and Andrei Eshpai (1925).

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Among CONDUCTORS In Russia

Among conductors born in Russia, Nikolai Golovanov ranks 11. Before him are Leo Borchard (1899), Armas Järnefelt (1869), Vasily Agapkin (1884), Georg Schnéevoigt (1872), Kirill Petrenko (1972), and Albert Coates (1882). After him are Tugan Sokhiev (1977).

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