Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov was born on March 6, 1844[1], in Tikhvin[2]. He died on June 20, 1908[3], in Lyubensk[4]. He worked as a composer[5], conductor[6], musicologist[7], autobiographer[8], and music educator[9]. He ranks in the top 0.66% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,544 views/month, #6,583 of 1,000,298).[10]
Student: Igor Stravinsky[32], Anton Arensky[33], Fedir Yakymenko[34], Alexander Gretchaninov[35], Petr Petrovich Evstafʹev[36], Yuliya Veysberg[37], Alexander Glazunov[38], Mart Saar[39], Mikhail Klimov[40], Nikolai Amani[41], Ivane Paliashvili[42], Meliton Balanchivadze[43], Ottorino Respighi[44]
Notable work: Scheherazade[45], Symphony No. 1[46], The Golden Cockerel[47]
Things named for Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov include Saint Petersburg Conservatory[59].
Why It Matters
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[60] He is known by 237 alternative names across languages and contexts.[61]
He has been cited as an influence by Dmitri Shostakovich[62], a classical composer[63], 1906–1975[64], of Russian Empire[65], awarded the Stalin Prize[66], specialised in opera[67].
Entities named for him include Saint Petersburg Conservatory[59].
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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's place of birth was Tikhvin[2].
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