Ewald, Viktor Vladimirovich
(1860–1935)
Ewald (Eval'd), Viktor Vladimirovich (11–27–1860, P.; 4–26–1935, L.). Engineer and comp. Taught at the Institute of Civil Engineering (1895–1915) and played cello and horn as an avocation. Participated in Belyayev's “Quartet Evenings” as a cellist and there met F. and S. Blumenfel'd , Borodin , P. Chaikovsky , N. Cherepnin , Glazunov, A. K. Lyadov , N. Rimsky-Korsakov , Vītols, and others. Studied comp. with N. Sokolov and probably received advice from Rimsky-Korsakov; also collected folk songs…