Vladislav Kazenin
Vladislav Kazenin | |
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Владислав Казенин | |
Kazenin in 2004 | |
| Chairman of the Board of Union of Russian Composers | |
| In office 1990–2014 | |
| Preceded by | Rodion Shchedrin |
| Succeeded by | Rashid Kalimullich |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 21, 1937 Kirov, Soviet Union |
| Died | 17 February 2014 (aged 76) Moscow, Russia |
| Resting place | Vagankovo Cemetery |
| Alma mater | Urals Mussorgsky State Conservatoire |
| Occupation | Pianist |
| Known for | Chairman of the Union of Russian Composers |
Vladislav Igorevich Kazenin (Russian: Владислав Игоревич Казенин; May 21, 1937, Kirov – February 17, 2014, Moscow) was Soviet and Russian composer and musician. Chairman of the Union of Russian Composers (since 1990), Deputy Minister of Culture of the USSR (1987-1990), member of the Commission under the President of the Russian Federation on State Prizes of the Russian Federation in Literature and Art, member of the Board of the Ministry of Culture of Russia and the Council under the President of the Russian Federation for Culture and Art (1996-2001). People's Artist of the Russian Federation (1996), laureate of the State Prize of Russia (2003), Honorary Citizen of the city of Kirov (2009).