The Five (composers)

The Five
Mily Balakirev (top) César Cui (upper left) Modest Mussorgsky (upper right) Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (lower left) Alexander Borodin (lower right)
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The Five (Russian: Могучая кучка, lit. 'Mighty Bunch'), also known as the Mighty Handful or The Mighty Five, were five prominent 19th-century Russian composers who worked together to create a distinct national style of classical music: Mily Balakirev (the leader), César Cui, Modest Mussorgsky, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov and Alexander Borodin. They lived in Saint Petersburg and collaborated from 1856 to 1870.