Boris Gutnikov
Illustration — Boris Gutnikov in 1962 Boris Lvovich Gutnikov (Russian: Борис Львович Гу́тников) (4 July 1931 in Vitebsk – 6 April 1986 in Leningrad) was a Soviet violinist, born in the Byelorussian SSR. He won the 1957 Long-Thibaud Competition and, most notably, the 1962 International Tchaikovsky Competition. He had been appointed a teacher at the Leningrad Conservatory soon before. Andrei Petrov composed in 1987 his Memoria for violin and ensemble in memoriam Gutnikov.
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Boris Gutnikov
Harry Pot · [1] Dutch National Archives, The Hague, Fotocollectie Algemeen Nederlands Persbureau (ANeFo), 1945-1989, Nummer toegang 2.24.01.05 Bestanddeelnummer 914-2035 · CC BY-SA 3.0 nl
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- 1931 · Vitebsk.
- Died
- 1986 · Saint Petersburg.
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- Soviet Union
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- violinist · musician
- Education
- Saint Petersburg Conservatory
- Honours
- People's Artist of the RSFSR · Honored Artist of the RSFSR
- Languages
- Russian · Belarusian
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Illustration — Boris Gutnikov in 1962 Boris Lvovich Gutnikov (Russian: Борис Львович Гу́тников) (4 July 1931 in Vitebsk – 6 April 1986 in Leningrad) was a Soviet violinist, born in the Byelorussian SSR. He won the 1957 Long-Thibaud Competition and, most notably, the 1962 International Tchaikovsky Competition. He had been appointed a teacher at the Leningrad Conservatory soon before. Andrei Petrov composed in 1987 his Memoria for violin and ensemble in memoriam Gutnikov.
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Born at Vitebsk in 1931, died in Saint Petersburg in 1986.
Boris Gutnikov studied at Saint Petersburg Conservatory. The recorded working language is Russian and Belarusian. Employment is recorded with Saint Petersburg Conservatory. Distinctions recorded are People's Artist of the RSFSR and Honored Artist of the RSFSR.
![Collectie / Archief: Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie: [onbekend] Beschrijving: Russische violist Boris Gutnikow en echtgenote op Schiphol Datum: 13 augustus 1962 Locatie: Noord-Holland, Schiphol Trefwoorden: ECHTGENOTES, violisten Persoonsnaam: Boris Gutnikow Fotograaf: Pot, Harry / Anefo Auteursrechthebbende: Nationaal Archief Materiaalsoort: Negatief (zwart/wit) Nummer archiefi](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Russische_violist_Boris_Gutnikow_en_echtgenote_op_Schiphol%2C_Bestanddeelnr_914-2033.jpg/1280px-Russische_violist_Boris_Gutnikow_en_echtgenote_op_Schiphol%2C_Bestanddeelnr_914-2033.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
Collectie / Archief: Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie: [onbekend] Beschrijving: Russische violist Boris Gutnikow en echtgenote op Schiphol Datum: 13 augustus 1962 Locatie: Noord-Holland, Schiphol Trefwoorden: ECHTGENOTES, violisten Persoonsnaam: Boris Gutnikow Fotograaf: Pot, Harry / Anefo Auteursrechthebbende: Nationaal Archief Materiaalsoort: Negatief (zwart/wit) Nummer archiefi
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