Artist Info: Abelis Klenickis

Abelis Klenickis (1904, 14 July Taurage - 14 May 1990 Vilnius) was a Lithuanian composer, conductor and violinist. Klenickis studied at the Kaunas Conservatory in the classes of Juozas December and George Karnavičius. In 1953 Klenickis graduated (composition) at the Lithuanian Conservatory, he also took postgraduate cources at the Moscow Conservatory (conducting) in the class of L. Ginzburg. Klenickis served as president of the Lithuanian Composers' Union. [read more...]