Yakov Kazyansky

Yakov Kazyansky (Russian: Яков Казьянский; born Kuybyshev, 30 August 1948) is a Russian musician.[1] He has been named an Honoured Worker of Culture of the Russian Federation (Заслуженный работник культуры Российской Федерации).[2]

Trained as a jazz pianist and composer, he currently works in Yaroslavl, where he is musical director of the Yaroslavl Puppet Theatre and head of the music section of the Yaroslavl State Theatre. Both of his daughters live in the United States with their husbands, but Kazyansky himself has stated he prefers to remain in Russia.[3]

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  1. "Yakov Kazyansky", Kazyansky Family Home Page, retrieved 2008-03-17
  2. Кот в сапогах (Puss in Boots), Yaroslavl Puppet Theatre, 2003, retrieved 2009-03-23
  3. Kostishina, Elizabeta (2007-09-05), "Яков Казьянский: "Не надо делать из искусства официантку"", Yunost (35), retrieved 2008-03-17

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