St. Petersburg, August 8 Composer Alexander Kolker's funeral was held on Tuesday at the Smolensk cemetery in St. Petersburg, the city Union of Composers said on its page on the social network VKontakte «.
«Alexander Naumovich Kolker was buried today, August 8, 2023, at the Smolensk cemetery (the intersection of Epiphany and Ivanovskaya paths),» the creative union informs.
Earlier, on August 1, the Union of Composers of St. Petersburg announced Kolker's death at the age of 91.
Kolker was born on July 28, 1933. He is known as the author of the songs «Fog», «Rain», «Guy from the Petrograd side», «Karelia», «Girls are standing» and many others. Also, Kolker is the author of music for such films as «Truffaldino from Bergamo», «Three men in a boat, not counting the dog», performances and musicals.
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