Ivan Sollertinsky
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Ivan Ivanovich Sollertinsky (1902 - 1944) was a Russian polymath of the Soviet period. He was an expert in theatre and Romance languages, but is best known for his musical career. He was a professor at the Leningrad Conservatory, as well as artistic director of the Leningrad Philharmonic. In these capacities he was an active promoter of Mahler's music in the Soviet Union. From 1927 he was a close friend of Dmitri Shostakovich, who dedicated his Second Piano Trio to him after his death in Novosibirsk on 11 February 1944.