Dmitry Stepanovich Bortniansky (Russian: Дмитрий Степанович Бортнянский, Ukrainian: Дмитро Степанович Бортнянський; alternative transcriptions of names are Dmitri Bortnianskii, and Bortnyansky; 28 October 1751, Glukhov –10 October [O.S. 28 September] 1825, St. Petersburg) was a Russian and Ukrainian composer, harpsichordist and conductor, who served at the court of Catherine the Great. Bortniansky was critical to the musical history of both Ukraine and Russia, with both nations claiming him as their own.
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28 October 1751 Glukhov, Cossack Hetmanate, Russian Empire (present day Hlukhiv, Sumy Oblast, Ukraine)
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Died |
1825 (aged 73) Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
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Zodiac | Scorpio |
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