Mikhail Gnessin | |
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Born | Rostov-on-Don, Russia | 2 February 1883
Died | 5 May 1957 Moscow, Russia | (aged 74)
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)[1] was a Russian Jewish composer and teacher.[1] Gnessin's works The Maccabeans and The Youth of Abraham earned him the nickname the "Jewish Glinka".[1]