Lysenko, Nikolay Vital'yevich
(1842–1912)
Lysenko [Lísinkuh] (Lisenko, Lissenko), Nikolay (Mykola) Vital'yevich (3-10/22–1842, Hrynky, near Kremenchug, Poltava distr.; 10–24/11–6–1912, Kiev). Ukrainian composer, ethnomusicologist, conductor, and pianist. As a child, Lysenko began piano studies with his mother and became interested in native Ukrainian music. His musical studies continued at Kiev Univ. (1860–1864), the Leipzig Cons. (to 1869), and the P. Cons. (1874–1876), where he studied composition and orchestration under N…