| Birth: | Mar. 18, 1844 | | Death: | Jun. 21, 1908 | 
Composer. He is best known for his operas and orchestral works. Both parents, cultured members of the nobility, were amateur musicians. Nikolai started to play the piano at the age of six and soon tried composing. In 1856 he entered the Imperial Naval Academy and in 1861 he joined the group of amateur composers taught by Balakirev. Together with Balakirev, Borodin, Cui and Mussorgsky make a group called "Mighty five". In 1871 he resigned his commission and accepted a teaching post at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory. Already a recognized composer, he had to teach himself the traditional musical disciplines and techniques before he could teach his students. His students also included Arensky, Nikolai Tcherepnin, Glazunov, Grechaninov, Ippolitov-Ivanov, Liadov, Miaskovsky, and Prokofiev. He directed the Free Music School and conducted its concerts (1874-81), assisted at the Imperial Chapel Choir (1883-94), conducted Beliaev's "Russian Symphony Concerts" (1886-1900), and undertook the controversial task of editing the works of his deceased friends Mussorgsky and Borodin. Eleven of Rimsky's 15 operas appeared between 1895 and 1907, beginning with Christmas Eve (1895) and ending with The Golden Cockerel (1907). (bio by: Jelena)
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Alexander Nevsky Monastery
St. Petersburg, Russian Federation |
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