Lev Steinberg

Lev Petrovich Steinberg (ru: Штейнберг, Лев Петрович) (Yekaterinoslav 3 September 1870 – Moscow 16 January 1945), was a Russian conductor and composer.[1]

Lev Steinberg

In 1914 Diaghilev invited him to Paris and London. He founded the Moscow State Symphony Orchestra in 1943.

Compositions

• Opera Nine days which shook the world («Девять дней, которые потрясли мир»)

Recordings

• Rimsky-Korsakov: The Tsar's Bride 1943.

References

1. Gregor Tassie Kirill Kondrashin: His Life in Music Page 6 2010 "The Bolshoi Theatre possessed several astonishingly fine conductors; Yuri Fayer and Lev Steinberg both originated from the provinces and possessed sophisticated repertoires."