Andrei Petrov

Russian composer Andrei Petrov was born on September 2, 1930, in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg). Upon his graduation from the Leningrad Conservatory in 1954, he went on to compose several instrumental pieces (the symphonic poem "Radda and Loiko," the ballets "The Station Master," and "The Shore of Hope.") In the 1960s, Petrov established himself as a popular song and film composer. His most prominent films scores included Beware of a Car (1966), Taming of Fire (1973), The Office Romance (1976), Autumn Marathon (1978), and The Cruel Romance (1983). The composer continued to wri...