Nikolai Myaskovsky
Russia, 1908–1950
Soviet composer (1881-1950), billed as the father of the Soviet symphony, who wrote twenty-seven of them. A pupil of Lyadov and Rimsky-Korsakov and a lifelong friend of Prokofiev.
MusicRoots documents 2 artists who influenced Nikolai Myaskovsky and 1 artist Nikolai Myaskovsky influenced in turn. Every connection cites a published source.
Who influenced Nikolai Myaskovsky?
- Anatoly Lyadov — Myaskovsky studied with Lyadov at the St Petersburg Conservatory — the craft behind his twenty-seven symphonies.
- Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov — Myaskovsky came up through Rimsky-Korsakov's St Petersburg Conservatory alongside Prokofiev, his lifelong friend.
Which artists did Nikolai Myaskovsky influence?
- Aram Khachaturian — Khachaturian studied composition under Nikolai Myaskovsky at the Moscow Conservatory from 1929 — his principal teacher and the mentor who shaped his craft.