: Ch ief ▁Just ices ▁of ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁Missouri ▁Category : Saint ▁Louis ▁University ▁School ▁of ▁Law ▁al umn i <0x0A> </s> ▁Mik h ail ▁Raf ail ov ich ▁R au kh ver ger ▁( also ▁transl iter ated ▁as ▁R auch ver ger ▁or ▁R au ver ger ; ▁; ▁November ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁October ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 8 9 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Jewish – S ov iet ▁pian ist ▁and ▁composer . ▁ ▁Career ▁Mik h ail ▁R au kh ver ger ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Od essa . ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁Moscow ▁Conserv atory ▁under ▁Felix ▁Bl umen feld ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 – 1 9 4 1 ▁taught ▁there . ▁ ▁He ▁then ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁Kir gh iz ▁Soviet ▁Social ist ▁Republic , ▁where ▁he ▁composed ▁early ▁Kir gh iz ▁oper as ▁and ▁bal lets . ▁He ▁composed ▁several ▁oper as ▁and ▁bal lets , ▁a ▁sym phony ▁and ▁a ▁sym ph onic ▁suite , ▁a ▁c ello ▁con cer to , ▁three ▁string ▁quart ets , ▁piano ▁pieces , ▁more ▁than ▁four ▁hundred ▁ch oral ▁works ▁and ▁songs ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁drama ▁and ▁film ▁scores . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁awarded ▁Hon ored ▁Art ist ▁of ▁the ▁R S FS R ▁( 1 9 7 4 ) ▁and ▁People ' s ▁Art ist ▁of ▁K yr gy z stan ▁( 1 9 6 1 ). ▁ ▁He