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Gaigerova, Varvara Andrianovna (1903–1944)
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Russian composer, pianist and concertmaster who was interested in the musical heritage of the minority peoples of the Soviet Union, particularly in its southeastern regions. Born in Oryekhovo-Zuyevo, Russia, on October 4, 1903; died in Moscow on April 6, 1944; graduated from the Moscow Conservatory, 1927, where she studied piano and composition with the noted composer Nikolai Miaskovsky.
As a child prodigy, began her concert career in her early teens; served as concertmaster of the Bolshoi Theater Orchestra (1936–44).
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