Yakov Kreizberg

Russian-american conductor.

Born October 24th, 1959 in Saint Petersburg.

Died March 15th, 2011 at 51 years old in Monte Carlo. [ref]

Occupations
conductor, music director
Wikipedia

Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon