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GINZBURG Leo Moritsevich [p. 30 III (12 IV) 1901, Warsaw] - Soviet conductor and teacher. Failed activist Arts of the RSFSR (1966). In 1919 he graduated from music. school in Nizhny Novgorod in the class of FP., in 1928 - Washington. the conservatory in the class of conducting with K. S. Sarajev and N. S. Golovanov. He studied the theory of music with G.L. Catoire, G.E. Konyus and B.L. Yavorsky. In 1929-31 he interned with O. Klemperer and G. Scherchen (Berlin). In 1924-43 he performed as a conductor in Washington, Leningrad and other cities (the first performer of many productions of Soviet composers, including the 13th and 15th symphonies N. Ya. Myaskovsky). In 1945-48 chap. conductor Azerb. Philharmonic Society (Baku). In 1930-43 and since 1948 he taught at Washington. conservatory (since 1939 professor, in 1940-43 and in 1956-61 head of the department of conducting). Among his students are K. D. Abdullaev, I. B. Gusman, B. P. Dubrovsky, V. B. Dudarova, K. K. Ivanov, M. M.Maluntsyan, D. G. Kitaenko, A. N. Lazarev, A. L. Stasevich, P. Sh. Mansurov and others. Author of essays “On the Way to Theory” (SM ”, 1972), articles and reviews. I.M. Markov.