Viktor Afanasyev (military musician)

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Lieutenant General

Viktor Afanasyev
Born17 May 1947
Lieutenant General

Viktor Vasilievich Afanasyev (Russian: Виктор Васильевич Афанасьев; 17 May 1947 – 1 February 2020) was a Soviet and Russian military conductor. He was the Senior Director of the Military Band Service of the Armed Forces of Russia

from 1993 to 2002.

Early life and career

In 1972, he graduated from the Military Conducting Department of the

Moscow Garrison. He served in this position until 2003, when he was replaced by Colonel Valery Khalilov
. He then taught master classes at the Moscow Conservatory and had also served as dean of the orchestral faculty of the Moscow State Art and Cultural University.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Afanasyev died in Moscow on 1 February 2020. He was buried in the Federal Military Memorial Cemetery on 5 February.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ "Афанасьев Виктор Васильевич - "Энциклопедия"". Большая российская энциклопедия (in Russian). Retrieved 2017-09-29.
  2. ^ "Оркестр Штаба ЗГВ". gsvg88.narod.ru. Retrieved 2018-10-04.
  3. ^ "АФАНАСЬЕВ Виктор Васильевич".
  4. ^ "Афанасьев Виктор Васильевич – биография | VIPERSON".
  5. ^ "Афанасьев Виктор Васильевич - это... Что такое Афанасьев Виктор Васильевич?".
  6. ^ "Афанасьев Виктор Васильевич - «Энциклопедия»".
  7. ^ Shcherbakova, Marina (3 February 2020). "АФАНАСЬЕВ Виктор Васильевич" (in Russian). Krasnaya Zvezda. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  8. ^ Meshcheryakova, Olga (5 February 2020). "Человек, посвятивший жизнь служению Родине: Виктору Афанасьеву отдали последние почести" (in Russian). Vesti. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
Political offices
Preceded by Senior Director of Music of the Military Band Service of the Armed Forces
1993 – 2002
Succeeded by