of Golovanov conducting show an energetic but physically spare conducting style, one seemingly at odds with the sometimes extreme nature of his interpretations. Golovanov was also a composer; his works include the opera "Princess Yurata", a symphony and other orchestral works as well as choral music. References 1891 births 1953 deaths 20th-century classical composers 20th-century Russian conductors (music) Russian male conductors (music) 20th-century Russian male musicians People's Artists of the RSFSR People's Artists of the USSR Stalin Prize winners Recipients of the Order of Lenin Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour Russian classical composers Russian male classical composers Russian classical musicians Soviet composers Soviet male composers Soviet conductors (music) Burials at Novodevichy Cemetery