Nisson Shkarovsky

Nisson Adolfovich Shkarovsky (1904, Odessa - 1964, Moscow), was an influential conductor and teacher in the Saratov Conservatory.

[1] Shkarovsky was born in Odessa in 1904, in a Jewish family that originated in Bila Tserkva.

His debut was in Odessa in 1925, as a soloist in Faust (opera) by Charles Gounod.

From 1934 until his death, he served as a conductor, directing several productions: In 1938 he received the prestigious Honored Artist of the Kazakh SSR award.

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