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Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov
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Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov was a Russian composer, teacher, conductor, public figure, and music critic. He came from a noble family known for its maritime traditions and was born on 6 (18) March 1844 in Tikhvin. Despite an early interest in music, he initially sought a career as a naval officer and entered the Naval Cadet Corps. However, he did not cease his musical studies.
After graduating from the Naval Cadet Corps, Rimsky-Korsakov undertook an extended voyage. Upon returning home he began studying music with Balakirev. His first major work was the First Symphony (1865), followed by the Overture on Russian Themes, the Serbian Fantasy, the symphonic picture Sadko, the Second Symphony ('Antar', 1868), and numerous romances.
The main focus of Rimsky-Korsakov's work became opera. His first opera, The Maid of Pskov, appeared in 1872, followed by May Night (1879) after Gogol, and finally The Snow Maiden (1881) after Ostrovsky, which is considered one of his most inspired works. Rimsky-Korsakov became the creator of a unique genre — the fairy-tale opera. He trained more than two hundred musicians, among them such well-known names as Glazunov, Arensky, Stravinsky, and Prokofiev. The composer died on 21 June 1908 at his estate Lyubensk near Luga.
Date of birth
18 March 1844
Date of death
21 June 1908
Occupation
Musician