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Semen ZlatovRomanian and Moldovan composer, conductor and teacher.
Date of Birth: 31.03.1893
Country:  Moldova |
Content:
- Early Life and Education
- Career in Romania
- Return to Chişinău and Professorship
- Compositions and Arrangements
- Choral rhapsodies on the works of Moldovan poets
- "Gaudeamus" symphony poem
Early Life and Education
Born as Shloyme Goldstein in Chişinău, Bessarabia, to Voliko Itskovich Goldstein and Hova Duvidovna, Semion Zlatoff (born 1898) began his musical education at the Chişinău Music School of the Russian Musical Society (1908-1912). In 1916, he graduated from the St. Petersburg Conservatory, studying horn and military band leadership. He completed his composition studies under Alexander Glazunov.
Career in Romania
After graduating, Zlatoff returned to Chişinău where he conducted a brass band under the pseudonym "Gold." From 1919, he resided in Bucharest, where he served as a trumpeter in the Bucharest Symphony Orchestra under conductor G. Georgescu (1919-1927). He was also a chief inspector of military and navy bands (1927-1928), and a trumpeter and conductor at the Bucharest Music and Drama Theater (1929-1940).
Return to Chişinău and Professorship
In 1940, after Bessarabia's incorporation into the USSR, Zlatoff returned to Chişinău and changed his name to Semion Vladimirovich Zlatoff. He became a professor at the Chişinău Conservatory (founded by composer David Gershfeld), where he taught composition.
Compositions and Arrangements
Zlatoff is renowned for his works and arrangements for wind orchestras. Notable compositions include:
Two dance suites: "Suita Moldovenească" and "Suita No. 1 'Adolescence'"
Choral rhapsodies on the works of Moldovan poets
"Moldovan March"Arrangements of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony and Tchaikovsky's Sixth Symphony for wind orchestra
"Gaudeamus" symphony poem
Capricio Spaniol for symphony orchestraNumerous arrangements of Moldovan and Romanian folk songs
Legacy
Semion Zlatoff's compositions and arrangements played a significant role in shaping the Romanian and Moldovan musical landscape. His work as a teacher and composer helped cultivate a new generation of musicians in the region.
