Berezovsky, Maksim Sozontovich

Berezovsky [Birizóffsky] (Berezowsky), Maksim Sozontovich (10–16/27–1745, Glukhov; 3–22/4–2–1777, P.). Tenor and comp. Studied at the Imperial Boys Chapel in P. with Galuppi and in Italy with Padre Martini (1765–73). Became the first Russian member of the Academia Filarmonica, Bologna, in 1771; four years later, returned to Russia where, unfortunately, he could not compete with the Italians in landing the prized vocal positions and, in despair, committed suicide. Berezovsky was, nevertheless…