Boris Goltz
Born: 29th December 1913, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Died: 3rd March 1942, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Nationality: Russian
Boris Grigorevich Goltz was a Soviet composer. He is remembered today mainly for his set of 24 Preludes, Op. 2, for piano.
He was born in Tashkent, Russian Empire. He moved with his family to Leningrad in 1926. In 1933 entered the Leningrad Conservatory, initially as a piano student, working with Nikolayev. His harmony teacher, V. V. Pushkov, persuaded him to take up composing seriously, and he obtained a double degree in piano (graduated 1938) and composition (graduated 1940).
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