Mikhail Gnessin
Mikhail Gnessin | |
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| Born | 2 February 1883 Rostov-on-Don, Russia |
| Died | 5 May 1957 (aged 74) Moscow, Russia |
| Burial place | Novodevichy Cemetery |
| Education | Rostov Technical Institute |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, teacher |
Mikhail Fabianovich Gnessin (Russian: Михаил Фабианович Гнесин; sometimes transcribed Gnesin; 2 February [O.S. 21 January] 1883 – 5 May 1957) was a Russian Jewish composer and teacher. Gnessin's works The Maccabeans and The Youth of Abraham earned him the nickname the "Jewish Glinka".