Artistic director of Moscow Author's Song Center Alexander Kostromin dies at 75
In short
Alexander Kostromin, artistic director of the Center of Author's Song in Moscow, died at the age of 75, the center's press service said. Kommersant, citing the press service, said he died on 3 October; his wife told TASS the cause was an oncological disease. TASS reported he will be buried in the Moscow region on 7 October.
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Alexander Kostromin, artistic director of the Center of Author's Song in Moscow, has died at the age of 75, according to reports from TASS, RIA Novosti, Kommersant and RBC. Kommersant, citing the center's press service, said he died on 3 October; TASS gave his age as 75. [ 1 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 ]
His wife told TASS that the musician died of an oncological disease, a cause that Kommersant also reported. RBC said the death was announced by his widow, whom it named as Natalia Kostromina. [ 2 , 4 , 5 ]
The center's press service said the funeral would be held on 6 or 7 October and that the exact date and place would be announced additionally, Kommersant reported. TASS later reported that Kostromin would be buried in the Moscow region on 7 October. [ 4 , 6 ]
Kommersant described Kostromin as an accompanist-guitarist, a performer of author's song, a teacher, and an editor and compiler of song collections. It said he became known through performances at concerts by Alexander Gorodnitsky, one of the founders of the bard song genre, and that he worked on the preparation and musical editing of song collections by Yuri Vizbor, Alexander Galich, Sergey Nikitin, Novella Matveyeva and others. [ 4 ]
Why it matters
Kostromin led a Moscow institution devoted to the author's song, or bard song, tradition, and documents tie his reputation to work with figures such as Alexander Gorodnitsky and to his editing of song collections. His death is a loss within that cultural scene rather than a development with wider consequences, as the documents describe it.
Key facts
- Alexander Kostromin, artistic director of the Center of Author's Song in Moscow, died at 75. [ 1 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 ]
- Kommersant, citing the center's press service, said he died on 3 October. [ 4 ]
- His wife told TASS that he died of an oncological disease. [ 2 , 4 ]
- Kommersant described him as an accompanist-guitarist, performer of author's song, teacher, editor and compiler of song collections. [ 4 ]
- He became known through performances at concerts of Alexander Gorodnitsky, described by Kommersant as one of the founders of the bard song genre. [ 4 ]
- He worked on the preparation and musical editing of song collections of Yuri Vizbor, Alexander Galich, Sergey Nikitin and Novella Matveyeva, among others. [ 4 ]
- TASS reported that the funeral will be held in the Moscow region on 7 October. [ 6 ]
Confirmed by several sources
- Alexander Kostromin, artistic director of the Moscow Center of Author's Song, died at the age of 75. [ 1 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 ]
- He died on 3 October. [ 4 , 6 ]
- The cause of death was an oncological disease, according to his wife, who spoke to TASS. [ 2 , 4 ]
- A funeral is to be held in the Moscow region; TASS reported the date as 7 October, while Kommersant earlier said 6 or 7 October and that the exact date and place would be announced later. [ 4 , 6 ]
Still unclear
- Where exactly in the Moscow region the funeral will take place. Kommersant said the exact date and place would be announced additionally, and no document names a town or cemetery.
- The name of Kostromin's widow. RBC names her as Natalia Kostromina; Kommersant and TASS refer only to his wife or to the center's press service.
What local media are saying
Timeline, local time
- TASS reports the death of the head of the Moscow Center of Author's Song, Kostromin, aged 75. [ 1 ]
- TASS reports the cause of death, an oncological disease. [ 2 ]
- RIA Novosti reports the death of artistic director Alexander Kostromin. [ 3 ]
- Kommersant reports he died on 3 October, citing the center's press service, and that the funeral will be on 6 or 7 October with details to be announced. [ 4 ]
- RBC reports the death, citing his widow Natalia Kostromina. [ 5 ]
- TASS reports he will be buried in the Moscow region on 7 October. [ 6 ]