List of Russian composers - wikipedia List of Russian composers This article does not cite any sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( March 2013 ) Inside of Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow An alphabetical list of significant composers who were born in Russia or worked there for a significant time. The Five The Five, also known as `` The Mighty Handful '', a circle of influential Russian musical nationalists, during the Romantic period in music : Mily Balakirev ( 1837 -- 1910 ) Alexander Borodin ( 1833 -- 1887 ), perhaps best known for Polovtsian Dances from his opera Prince Igor César Cui ( 1835 -- 1918 ) Modest Mussorgsky ( 1839 -- 1881 ), perhaps best known for Pictures at an Exhibition and Night on Bald Mountain Nikolai Rimsky - Korsakov ( 1844 -- 1908 ), perhaps best known for his tone poem Scheherazade and The Flight of the Bumblebee from his opera The Tale of Tsar Saltan Other Russian composers Alexander Abramsky ( 1898 -- 1985 ), composer, best - known work is his piano concerto which premiered in 1941 Joseph Yulyevich Achron ( 1886 -- 1943 ), composer of Jewish origin. He later settled in USA. His most famous work is the `` Hebrew Melody '' for violin and orchestra Iosif Andriasov ( 1933 -- 2000 ), Moscow born, Armenian composer of three symphonies, who rejected the Lenin Prize by stating : `` By accepting a reward from criminals, one becomes an accomplice to the criminals. '' Emigrated to the US in 1979 Anton Arensky ( 1861 -- 1906 ), Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 32 is his most famous work Sasha Argov ( 1914 -- 1995 ), Russian - born Israeli composer Alexander Arkhangelsky ( 1846 -- 1924 ), composer of church music and a conductor Nikolai Artsybushev ( 1858 -- 1937 ), composer and music publisher Vyacheslav Artyomov ( born 1940 ), Soviet and Russian composer Lera Auerbach ( born 1973 ) 21st - century composer of opera, ballet, symphonic works and chamber music Revol Samoilovich Bunin ( 1924 -- 1976 ), student of Shostakovich, he went on to compose 9 symphonies and several concertos Georgy Catoire ( 1861 -- 1926 ), Russian composer of French heritage Yury G. Chernavsky ( born 1947 ), 20th - and 21st - century composer, works in Russia, West Europe and US ( Hollywood ), writes music mostly in R&B, Pop and Rock music styles Pavel Chesnokov ( 1877 -- 1944 ), choral composer and conductor. He composed over five hundred choral works Alexander Gregorovitch Chuhaldin ( 1892 - 1951 ), violinist, conductor, composer, and music educator, later emigrated to Canada Georgi Eduardovich Conus ( 1862 -- 1933, composed a variety of vocal and instrumental works, formulated `` metro - techtonic analysis '' for measurement of musical symmetry, brother of Juilus and Lev Conus. Julius Eudardovich Conus ( 1869 -- 1942 ), Russian Empire and Soviet violinist and composer, known for adeptness at long - lined melody, brother of Georgi and Lev Conus Lev Eudardovich Conus ( 1871 -- 1944 ), pianist, music educator, and composer, brother of Georgi and Julius Conus Serge Yulievitch Conus ( 1902 -- 1988 ), pianist and composer, son of Julius Conus Alexander Dargomyzhsky ( 1813 -- 1869 ) Edison Denisov ( 1929 -- 1996 ) Russian composer of so - called `` Underground '' -- `` Anti-Collectivist '', `` alternative '' or `` nonconformist '' works in the Soviet music Leonid Desyatnikov ( born 1955 ), notable composer of opera and film scores Victor Ewald ( 1860 -- 1935 ), composer of four famous brass quintets Vasiliy Filatov ( born 1984 ) film and interactive media composer, lecturer Ossip Gabrilowitsch ( 1878 -- 1936 ), Russian composer of Jewish background who lived many years in the United States, famous for piano miniatures such as the `` Caprice Burlesque '' German Galynin ( 1922 -- 1966 ), studied under Dmitri Shostakovich and Nikolai Myaskovsky Valery Gavrilin ( 1939 -- 1999 ) 20th - century composer of chamber, vocal, choral and ballet music Aleksandr Gedike ( 1877 -- 1957 ), composer and pianist, won the Rubinstein Prize for Composition at the young age of 23 Michael L. Geller ( 1937 -- 2007 ), 20th - and 21st - century composer and viola player, lived and worked in Russia, The Netherlands and Israel Alexander Glazunov ( 1865 -- 1936 ), late Romantic composer influenced by Johannes Brahms, Richard Wagner and Franz Liszt, one of the few composers ever to write a saxophone concerto Reinhold Glière ( 1875 -- 1956 ), composer who wrote pieces in a romantic style well into the 20th century Mikhail Glinka ( 1804 -- 1857 ), one of the first significant Russian composers Nicolai Golovanov ( 1891 -- 1951 ), also a foremost conductor Alexander Gretchaninov ( 1864 -- 1956 ), late Romantic, student of Rimsky - Korsakov, member of the `` new Russian choral school '' Sofia Gubaidulina ( born 1931 ), Russian composer of half Tartar ethnicity Alexander Ilyinsky ( 1859 -- 1919 ), composer known for the opera The Fountain of Bakhchisaray, orchestral suites, and a symphony Mikhail Ippolitov - Ivanov ( 1859 -- 1935 ), Romantic composer, noted for his orchestral suite Caucasian Sketches Dmitry Kabalevsky ( 1904 -- 1987 ), 20th - century composer Vasily Kalinnikov ( 1866 -- 1901 ), Romantic composer who lived a short life due to illness. Most famous for his first symphony Nikolai Kapustin ( born 1937 ), 20th - century composer and pianist, who uses jazz idioms set amid formal classical structures in his compositions Yakov Kazyansky ( born 1948 ), 20th - and 21st - century composer, writes mostly theatrical music and jazz Aram Khachaturian ( 1903 -- 1978 ), composer of `` Sabre Dance ''. His music is often used in TV and movie soundtracks Yuri Khanon ( born 1965 ), 20th - and 21st - century composer - ideologist of opera, ballet, symphonic works and chamber music, laureate of the European Film Awards ( 1988 ) Anatoli Komarowski ( de ) ( 1909 -- 1955 ) Alexander Kopylov ( 1854 -- 1911 ), composer of four quartets, a symphony, also a member of the Belyayev circle Yevgeny Kostitsyn ( born 1963 ), 21st - century composer, originator of synchronous and Cubist music Andrei Krylov ( born 1961 ), 20th and 21st - century composer, wrote mostly works for classical guitar, flute and keyboards Boris Ledkovsky ( 1894 -- 1975 ), Russian - American composer of Church music Aleksandr Lokshin ( 1920 -- 1987 ), 20th - century composer, wrote eleven symphonies and other symphonic works such as `` Les Fleurs du Mal '' ( 1939, on Baudelaire 's poems ) Anatoly Lyadov ( 1855 -- 1914 ), known for The Enchanted Lake, Baba Yaga, and the Eight Russian Folksongs Sergei Lyapunov ( 1859 -- 1924 ), composer and pianist, member of the Belyayev circle Vladimir Martynov ( born 1946 ), 20th - and 21st - century composer Nikolai Medtner ( 1880 -- 1951 ), 20th - century composer and pianist Fred Momotenko ( born 1970 ), 20th - and 21st - century composer Dmitrii Miachin ( born 1984 ), 21st - century film and video game composer Alexander Mordukhovich ( born 1946 ), composer Alexander Mosolov ( 1900 -- 1973 ), avant - garde composer of the early Soviet era, best known for Iron Foundry from the ballet `` Steel '' Nikolai Myaskovsky ( 1881 -- 1950 ), 20th - century composer and teacher of Polish birth, composer of 27 symphonies, 13 string quartets and other works Vyacheslav Nagovitsin ( born 1939 ), 20th - century composer and violinist, works in Russia Nikolai Obukhov ( 1892 -- 1954 ) known for his religious mysticism and electronic instrument, the croix sonore ; worked mainly in France Alla Pavlova ( born 1952 ), 20th - and 21st - century composer. Recognized mostly for her symphonic compositions Gavriil Popov ( 1904 -- 1972 ), Soviet Russian composer of modernist bent who ran afoul of Soviet authorities Sergei Prokofiev ( 1891 -- 1953 ), 20th century neoclassical composer, known for his symphonies ( particularly # 1 `` Classical Symphony and # 5 ), ballets, five piano concertos and six operas. Two of his best known pieces are Peter and the Wolf and Romeo and Juliet Sergei Rachmaninoff ( 1873 -- 1943 ), late Romantic virtuoso pianist and composer, known for Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini and four popular piano concertos Vladimir Rebikov ( 1866 -- 1920 ), late Romantic 20th - century composer and pianist Nikolai Roslavets ( 1881 -- 1944 ), convinced modernist and cosmopolitan thinker ; his music was officially suppressed from 1930 onwards Anton Rubinstein ( 1829 -- 1894 ), pianist, composer and conductor. As a pianist he was regarded as a rival of Franz Liszt. Particularly known for his piano music Adrian Schaposhnikov ( 1888 -- 1967 ), 20th - century composer Alexander Scriabin ( 1872 -- 1915 ), Romantic, known for his harmonically adventurous piano sonatas and theatrical orchestral works Julian Scriabin ( 1908 -- 1919 ), son of Alexander Scriabin and a composer himself. Drowned at the young age of 11 Yuri Shaporin ( 1887 - 1966 ) Rodion Shchedrin ( born 1932 ), chairman of the Union of Russian Composers from 1973 until 1990, best known for his Concerto for Orchestra No. 1 `` Naughty Limericks '' Vladimir Shcherbachov ( 1889 -- 1952 ) Alfred Schnittke ( 1934 -- 1998 ) composer, wrote 9 symphonies, 6 Concerto Grosso, 4 Violin Concertos, and many other works in various genres Dmitri Shostakovich ( 1906 -- 1975 ), 20th - century composer, wrote fifteen symphonies and is especially noted for his fifth symphony Nikolay Sokolov ( 1859 -- 1922 ), composer of chamber and choral music, member of the Belyayev circle Alexei Stanchinsky ( 1888 - 1914 ) Maximilian Steinberg ( 1883 -- 1946 ), 20th - century composer and pedagogue, born in what is now Lithuania Igor Stravinsky ( 1882 -- 1971 ), 20th century primitivist, neoclassical and serial composer, known for his early ballet The Rite of Spring Georgy Sviridov ( 1915 -- 1998 ), 20th - century neoromantic composer of mostly vocal and choral music, most famous for his orchestral suite ' The Snowstorm ' Alexander Taneyev ( 1850 -- 1918 ), Romantic era nationalist composer Sergei Taneyev ( 1856 -- 1915 ), Romantic composer, oriented towards classical forms and the central European tradition Boris Tchaikovsky ( 1925 -- 1996 ), part of the second generation of Russian composers, following in the steps of Pyotr Tchaikovsky ( to whom he was not related ) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ( 1840 -- 1893 ), influential Romantic composer, famous for his ballets ( The Nutcracker, Swan Lake ), his Romeo and Juliet Overture -- Fantasy, 1812 Overture and his later symphonies ( # 4 -- # 6 ) Alexander Tcherepnin ( 1899 -- 1977 ), composer and pianist, invented his own harmonic languages, including the `` Tcherepnin scale '' Nikolai Nikolayevich Tcherepnin ( 1873 -- 1945 ), father of Alexander Tcherepnin, he wrote in an exotically spiced late Romantic idiom, most famous for his ballets ' Narcissus and Echo ' and ' The Pavilion of Armide ' * Galina Ustvolskaya ( 1919 -- 2006 ) Soviet avant - garde composer, Shostakovich 's most notable student Vladimir Vavilov ( 1925 -- 1973 ) guitarist, lutenist and composer of the famous `` Ave Maria '' which he falsely attributed to Giulio Caccini Alexander Zhurbin ( born 1945 ), 20th - and 21st - century composer, primarily of musical theatre, film, popular song, and symphonic works See also Music portal Chronological list of Russian classical composers Category : Russian composers People from Russia Political and religious leaders Pre-1168 1168 -- 1917 1922 -- 1991 1991 -- present RSFSR leaders General secretaries Soviet premiers ( 1st deputies ) Soviet heads of state ( and their spouses ) Prime ministers ( 1st deputies ) Foreign ministers Prosecutors general Metropolitans and Patriarchs Saints ( 1, 2 ) Military figures and explorers Field marshals Soviet marshals Admirals Aviators Cosmonauts Scientists, engineers and inventors Aerospace engineers Astronomers and astrophysicists Biologists Chemists Earth scientists Electrical engineers IT developers Linguists and philologists Mathematicians Naval engineers Physicians and psychologists Physicists Weaponry makers Artists and writers Architects Ballet dancers Composers Opera singers Novelists Philosophers Playwrights Poets Sportspeople Chess players Composers by nationality Africa Egypt Nigeria South Africa Asia Armenia Azerbaijan China Cyprus India Indonesia Iran Israel Japan Korea Mongolia Pakistan Philippines Sri Lanka Taiwan Turkey Europe Albania Austria Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Kosovo Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Ukraine United Kingdom North America Canada Dominican Republic Guatemala Mexico United States Oceania Australia New Zealand South America Argentina Brazil Chile Peru Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Russian_composers&oldid=831914219 '' Categories : Lists of composers by nationality Russian composers Lists of Russian people by occupation Hidden categories : Articles lacking sources from March 2013 All articles lacking sources Interlanguage link template link number Talk About Wikipedia Deutsch Français Slovenščina Edit links This page was last edited on 22 March 2018, at 20 : 17. 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Question: which composer was a member of the russian five
Answer: Mily Balakirev