Mikhail Gnesin

Mikhail Gnesin

Mikhail Fabianovich Gnesin (Russian: Михаил Фабианович Гнесин; often transcribed Gnessin; 3 January 1883 – 2 February 1957) was a Russian Jewish composer and teacher. Gnesin's works The Maccabeans and The Youth of Abraham earned him the nickname the "Jewish Glinka".

Read more about Mikhail Gnesin:  Early Life and Education, After The Revolution, Later Career