Grigory Korchmar
Grigoriy Korchmar (Grigorij Ovšievič Korčmar; alternately translated Grigori or Grigory) (1947 – 17 November 2025) was a Russian composer and pianist. Although little-known outside his native Russia, Korchmar was a prominent figure in the musical life of Saint Petersburg. He began to study piano and composition in 1958 at the Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory in Leningrad (now St Petersburg).
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Grigory Korchmar
- Name
- Grigoriy Korchmar
- Born
- 1947
- Birthplace
- Baltiysk, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russian SFSR, USSR
- Education
- Saint Petersburg Conservatory
- Occupation
- Composer, pianist
- Died
- 2025
- Nationality
- Russia · Soviet Union
- Fields
- music · music composition · piano performance · music education
- Honours
- Honored art worker of the Russian Federation · Medal of the Order For Merit to the Fatherland and 2nd class without swords
- Languages
- Russian
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In 1996, he was made an "Honoured Art Worker of Russia". Notable works by Korchmar include the operas Newlyweds (1970), A Story about Boris and Gleb (1981) and Fedra (1984), Dialogues for cello and piano (1976), Tango macabre for violin and piano (1985), White Nights Serenades (1991) for solo guitar and four symphonies, the latest of which was completed in 2003. Korchmar's brother, Leonid Korchmar is a conductor of the Mariinsky Theatre and a notable conducting pedagogue. Korchmar died on 17 November 2025, at the age of 77.
Grigory Korchmar studied at Saint Petersburg Conservatory. The recorded working language is Russian. The field of work recorded is music, music composition and piano performance. Places of work recorded in the authority are Soviet Union. Employment is recorded with Saint Petersburg Conservatory. Distinctions recorded are Honored art worker of the Russian Federation and Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class without swords.
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• Name — Grigoriy Korchmar • Native Name — Григорий Корчмар • Born — 1947 • Birthplace — Baltiysk, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russian SFSR, USSR • Education — Saint Petersburg Conservatory • Occupation — Composer, pianist
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Grigory Korchmar (born 11 December 1947) is described as a composer and pianist in the authority records of the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. The birth of Grigory Korchmar is recorded on 11 December 1947 in Baltisk.
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• 4 symphonies • Sonata dolorosa for cello and piano • Concerto for trumpet and string orchestra • Dear Sergei Sergeich! Concerto-message to S. S. Prokofiev. For violin with orchestra • "... Whom my soul loves...". Poem for piano • Goodbye, dear friend. Fantasy on a theme by V. Gavrilin for two pianos • The quarrel of Lensky with Onegin. Waltz-paraphrase for violin and piano • "Serenades of white nights, or Petersburg serenades". Suite for guitar. • Vocal cycles: "Songs of sorrow and consolation", "Reflections", "Pushkin epigrams", "Songs of separation" and others. • Operas • Ballets
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