Kheifets, Nikolay Zakharovich

Kheifets, Nikolay (Kal'man) Zakharovich (10–2–1888, Mogilev, 4–22–1942, Tashkent). Comp., trombonist, and cond. Grad. from the P. Cons. 1910 as a trombonist and 1916 as a comp., studying with A. N. Lyadov and M. Shteinberg . Held orch. positions in the Italian Opera Orch., the RMS Symphony, and the military. Taught at the Rostov-on-Don Cons. (1918–21; rector from 1921–30) and L. Cons. (1932–42), where he was chairman of the comp. dept. His students incl. Artamonov, Buni, Lensky, Merkulov…