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Nicolai Sokoloff, Music: History, Composers, And Performers, Biographies
Related Category: Music: History, Composers, And Performers, Biographies
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Nicolai Sokoloff[nyikulI´ sO´kulOf´´] Pronunciation Key, 18861965, American conductor and violinist, b. near Kiev, Russia. After studying at Yale and under Charles Martin Loeffler, he toured France and England as a violinist. He was the first conductor of the Cleveland Orchestra, 191832; directed the Federal Music Project, 193538; and conducted the Seattle Symphony Orchestra, 193840. Subsequently he directed the Musical Arts Society at La Jolla, Calif.
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