Nikolai Sokoloff
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Nikolai Sokoloff was a Russian-American conductor best known as the founding music director of the Cleveland Orchestra and a prominent leader in U.S. government-sponsored music initiatives during the New Deal era.
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| instanceOf |
Russian-American person
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human → music director → orchestral conductor → |
| areaOfActivity |
cultural policy during the New Deal era
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music administration → orchestral performance → |
| citizenship |
Russian Empire
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United States of America → |
| countryOfOrigin |
Russian Empire
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| employer |
Cleveland Orchestra
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| familyName |
Sokoloff
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| fieldOfWork |
classical music
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orchestral conducting → |
| genre |
classical
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| givenName |
Nikolai
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| hasEthnicGroup |
Russian
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| influenced |
development of American orchestral culture
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publicly funded music education in the United States → |
| instrument |
violin
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| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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Russian → |
| movement |
New Deal cultural programs
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| name |
Nikolai Sokoloff
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| notableFor |
founding the Cleveland Orchestra
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prominent role in New Deal music initiatives → promotion of orchestral music in the United States → |
| notableRole |
leader in U.S. government-sponsored music programs
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| notableWork |
founding music director of the Cleveland Orchestra
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leadership of Federal Music Project → |
| occupation |
conductor
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music educator → violinist → |
| partOf |
New Deal arts initiatives
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| positionHeld |
conductor of the Cleveland Orchestra
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director of the Federal Music Project → head of the music division of the Works Progress Administration → music director of the Cleveland Orchestra → |
| residence |
Cleveland, Ohio
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United States → |
| sponsoredBy |
U.S. federal government
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| workLocation |
Cleveland, Ohio
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United States → |
Referenced by (2)
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Federal Music Project
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director |
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Nikolai Sokoloff
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name |