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Yevgeny Svetlanov
2002May, 3

Yevgeny Svetlanov

Yevgeny Svetlanov, Russian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1928)
Yevgeny Fyodorovich Svetlanov (Russian: Евгéний Фёдорович Светлáнов; 6 September 1928 – 3 May 2002) was a Russian conductor, composer and a pianist.

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