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Modest Altschuler

Russian-American cellist, orchestral conductor, and composer (1873–1963)
Person Human Q1380497

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
February 15, 1873
Date of death
September 12, 1963
Place of birth
Mahilyow
Place of death
Los Angeles
Country of citizenship
United States[10]
Occupation
conductor, composer, cellist, film score composer
Educated at
Moscow Conservatory[11]
Student of
Anton Arensky, Sergei Ivanovich Taneyev, Wilhelm Fitzenhagen[17][18][19]
Archives at
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts[13]
Family name
Altschuler[14]
Given name
Modest[15]
Instrument
cello[20]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject New York Public Library[21]
Place of burial
Hollywood Forever Cemetery[9]
Relative
Eleanor Aller[16]
🏷️ Also known as
en Modest Altschuler de Modest Isaakowitsch Altschuler ja モデスト・アルトシュラー ru Модест Исаакович Альтшулер ru Альтшулер Модест Исаакович ru Альтшулер, Модест ru Модест Альтшулер uk Альтшулер Модест Ісакович
🔖 Identifiers · 31
ISNI
0000000083638114
VIAF cluster ID
22330618
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no97051062
GND ID
135322995
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Conductor Modest Altschuler (SAYRE 2861).jpg ↗
American Film Institute person ID
114093
Archives at Yale agent ID
people/82782
BIBSYS ID
8011866
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13930481p
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf13753733
Carnegie Hall agent ID
31854
CiNii Research ID
1140845216507364608
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DAHR artist ID
110546
Discogs artist ID
4568412
Europeana entity
agent/base/154735
FAST ID
1535472
Find a Grave memorial ID
232017933
Freebase ID
/m/069mw6
Geni profile ID
6000000143118855135
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
1816326
HAND ID
39BC-ECE0-0F04-D921-B6E8
IMDb ID
nm0023052
J9U entity ID
987007413642505171
MusicBrainz artist ID
1895f072-f938-41f7-9683-7db3a5fbbd0b
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA13917801
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:Lln;=B2
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9811568732805606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
267755376
SNAC ARK ID
w6s75f7s
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/815fc923-826e-48ef-89cf-9a99e49999c9

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Occupation 4
composer, conductor, cellist, film score composer
Compositions 3
The Sea Hawk, She Goes to War, Spartacus
Student of 3
Sergei Ivanovich Taneyev, Anton Arensky, Wilhelm Fitzenhagen
Teachers 3
Sergei Ivanovich Taneyev, Anton Arensky, Wilhelm Fitzenhagen
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Anton Arensky, Wilhelm Fitzenhagen
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
Moscow Conservatory
Instance of 1
human
Instrument 1
cello
Place of birth 1
Mahilyow
Place of burial 1
Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Place of death 1
Los Angeles
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Modest Altschuler was born on February 15, 1873[1], in Mahilyow[2]. He died on September 12, 1963[3], in Los Angeles[4]. He worked as a conductor[5], composer[6], cellist[7], and film score composer[8].

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  • Type: Person[22]

  • Country: RU[23]

  • Began / founded: 1873-02-15[24]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1963-09-12[25]

  • Community tags: cellist, russian cellist[26]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 1895f072-f938-41f7-9683-7db3a5fbbd0b[27]

FAQs

Where was Modest Altschuler born?

Modest Altschuler's place of birth was Mahilyow[2].

Where did Modest Altschuler die?

Modest Altschuler died in Los Angeles[4].

What did Modest Altschuler do for work?

Modest Altschuler worked as a conductor[5], composer[6], cellist[7], and film score composer[8].

Where did Modest Altschuler go to school?

Modest Altschuler was educated at Moscow Conservatory[11].

Related Entities

Anton Arensky Los Angeles Sergei Ivanovich Taneyev United States

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  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . Who's Who in Music (2nd edition). wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . archives.nypl.org. Retrieved . archives.nypl.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . Geni.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . Who's Who in Music (2nd edition). wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . Who's Who in Music (2nd edition). wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . Who's Who in Music (2nd edition). wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [22] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [25] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [26] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [27] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

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  4. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of citizenship → United States
    Place of birth → Mahilyow
    Archives at → New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
    Given name → Modest
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