Chaikin, Nikolay Yakovlevich
(*1915)
Chaikin [Chíghkeen], Nikolay Yakovlevich (2–2/15–1915, Kharkov). Bayan [accordion] perf., pedagogue, and comp. Grad. 1940 from the Kiev Cons., where he studied comp. with Kosenko, Lyatoshinsky, and Revutsky, and also pf. Joined the faculty of the Kiev Cons. 1938; later taught at the Gnesin Institute (1951–64), the Gorky Cons. (from 1964) and, simultaneously, the Minsk Cons. (1973–78). Comp. the first sonata for bayan. Works: Sort by:DefaultTitleDateAscendingDescending Great Teacher (cant. about…