Nikolai Myaskovsky

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Yakovlevich and the family name is Myaskovsky.

Nikolai Myaskovsky
Никола́й Мяско́вский
Black and white portrait of
Myaskovsky in 1912
Born(1881-04-20)20 April 1881
Nowogieorgiewsk, Congress Poland, Russian Empire
Died8 August 1950(1950-08-08) (aged 69)
Moscow, Soviet Union
EducationSaint Petersburg Conservatory
Occupations
  • Composer
  • Academic teacher
WorksList of compositions

Nikolai Yakovlevich Myaskovsky[1] (Russian: Никола́й Я́ковлевич Мяско́вский; Polish: Mikołaj Miąskowski; 20 April 1881 – 8 August 1950), was a Russian and Soviet composer. He is sometimes referred to as the "Father of the Soviet Symphony". Myaskovsky was awarded the Stalin Prize five times.

  1. ^ Also transliterated as Miaskovsky or Miaskowsky