Albert Coates (April 23, 1882 - December 11, 1953) was an Anglo-Russian conductor and composer. Coates was born in St. Petersburg, Russia, the youngest of seven sons of an English father and a Russian mother. He studied at the conservatory in Leipzig, where his greatest teacher was Artur Nikisch. He worked for a time at Semperoper Dresden, and became conductor at St Petersburg's Mariinsky Theatre. He escaped with considerable difficulty from Russia in April 1919. Wikipedia
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The English conductor and composer, Albert Coates, was born in Russia to an English father and a mother of Russian descent. www.bach-cantatas.com/Bio/Coates-Albert.htm
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