Svyatoslav Belza

Svyatoslav Igorevich Belza (Russian: Святосла́в И́горевич Бэ́лза, April 26, 1942 – June 3, 2014) was a Soviet/Russian literary and musical scholar, critic and essayist. In 1980, he became a television presenter. He presented television shows that involved classical music and ballet. He was made People's Artist of Russia.

Belza in 2012

Belza was born in Chelyabinsk, RSFSR. He died in Munich, Germany from an illness, aged 72.