Hmelnitsky

Alexander Hmelnitsky (* Kiev, Ukraine, 16 Apr. 1891; † Katoomba, NSW 15 Jan. 1965), pianist, teacher. He graduated from the Moscow Conservatorium under Constantine Igumnov and Alexander Scriabin. He made a world tour as musical director to the famous Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova. He emigrated to Australia 1925, becoming musical director of radio station 2FC Sydney and touring Australia with his cellist wife Ludmilla. He moved to Java in 1930, returning to Sydney in 1942 where he taught for many...