Alexander Kolker

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Naumovich and the family name is Kolker.

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

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

External links

• Alexander Kolker at IMDb
• Alexander Kolker discography at Discogs