Alexander Kolker

Russian composer (1933–2023)

Alexander Kolker
Алекса́ндр Ко́лкер
Alexander Kolker in 2009
Born	Alexander Naumovich Kolker (1933-07-28)28 July 1933 Leningrad, Russian SFSR, USSR
Died	1 August 2023(2023-08-01) (aged 90) Saint Petersburg, Russia
Nationality	Russian
Education	Saint Petersburg Electrotechnical University
Occupation	Music composer
Years active	1958–2023

Alexander Naumovich Kolker (Russian: Алекса́ндр Нау́мович Ко́лкер; 28 July 1933 – 1 August 2023) was a Soviet and Russian composer^[1] and Honored Artist of the RSFSR, awarded in 1981.^[2]

Biography

Alexander Kolker was married to singer Maria Pakhomenko until her death in 2013.^[3] Kolker died in Saint Petersburg on 1 August 2023, a few days after his 90th birthday.^[4]^[5]

Filmography

1966 – We Fly to the Ocean
1966 – White Night
1967 – Private Life of Kuzyayev Valentin
1968 – Songs Address - Youth
1969 – Tomorrow, on April 3rd...
1969 – Singing Guitars
1970 – And People Need a Song So...
1970 – Magic Power
1971 – Shadowboxing
1971 – Singing by Maria Pakhomenko
1972 – The Last Days of Pompeii
1974 – Krechinsky's Wedding
1975 – Love Will Remain
1976 – Truffaldino from Bergamo
1978 – Leaving Go Away
1979 – Travel to Another City
1979 – Three Men in a Boat
1980 – Two-voice Melody
1981 – Three Short Stories about Love
1981 – Two Voices
1982 – No One Can Replace You
1989 – Death of Tarelkin

References

^ Александр Колкер на сайте Союза композиторов России
^ Биография Александра Колкера на сайте РИА «Новости»
^ Александр Колкер на сайте «Красная книга российской эстрады»
^ "В Петербурге умер композитор Александр Колкер". Fontanka. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
^ "В Петербурге скончался композитор Александр Колкер". РИА Новости (in Russian). 2 August 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.