Max Fishman

Max Fishman
Max Fishman in 1961
BornDecember 12, 1915
DiedSeptember 24, 1985
Occupations
  • Composer
  • Pianist
  • Teacher
Years active1928–1985
AwardsMedal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" Medal "Veteran of Labour" Jubilee Medal "Thirty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" Jubilee Medal "Forty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
Musical career
GenresClassical music

Max Shakhnovich Fishman (Polish: Mieczysław (Mietek) Fiszman /Fischman/; Romanian: Max Fișman; Russian: Макс Шахнович Фишман, known as Max Benovich Fishman), (December 12, 1915—September 24, 1985) was a Moldavian Soviet composer, pianist, and teacher. Fishman was raised within Jewish, Polish, and Russian cultural traditions.