CONDUCTOR

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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nikolai Golovanov has received more than 38,584 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Nikolai Golovanov is the 110th most popular conductor (down from 95th in 2019), the 1,940th most popular biography from Russia (down from 1,610th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Russian Conductor.

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Among CONDUCTORS

Among conductors, Nikolai Golovanov ranks 110 out of 128. Before him are Hans Zender, Georg Schnéevoigt, Raymond Leppard, Kirill Petrenko, Martin Turnovský, and Eri Klas. After him are Okko Kamu, John Pritchard, Andris Nelsons, Osmo Vänskä, Albert Coates, and Ludwig von Brenner.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1891, Nikolai Golovanov ranks 231. Before him are Issay Dobrowen, Riccardo Bacchelli, Wallace Reid, Julius Saaristo, Oreste Puliti, and E. A. Dupont. After him are Arthur Bliss, Paolo Salvi, Anton Grasser, Earl Browder, Miriam Cooper, and Erik Almlöf. Among people deceased in 1953, Nikolai Golovanov ranks 153. Before him are Rudolph Schindler, Sophia Hayden, Issay Dobrowen, Robert A. Taft, Karel Domin, and John Marin. After him are Oscar Goßler, Arthur Berry, Reginald Wingate, Kaarlo Koskelo, Manoelzinho, and Antonio Conte.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Nikolai Golovanov ranks 1,940 out of 3,761. Before him are Yekaterina Gradova (1946), Alexander Odoevsky (1802), Konstantin Yuon (1875), Vladimir Kesarev (1930), Eugene Znosko-Borovsky (1884), and Fazu Aliyeva (1932). After him are Alexander Nesmeyanov (1899), Viktor Rashchupkin (1950), Mikhail Krug (1962), Vasily Solovyov-Sedoi (1907), Igor Novikov (1929), and Nikolai Pogodin (1900).

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Among CONDUCTORS In Russia

Among conductors born in Russia, Nikolai Golovanov ranks 10. Before him are Leo Borchard (1899), Yevgeny Svetlanov (1928), Armas Järnefelt (1869), Vasily Agapkin (1884), Georg Schnéevoigt (1872), and Kirill Petrenko (1972). After him are Albert Coates (1882), and Tugan Sokhiev (1977).

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