Taneiev, Serge Ivanovich
(1856–1915)> COMPOSER
Taneiev, Serge Ivanovich (25 November 1856, Vladimir; 19 June 1915, Moscow), composer, studied at the Moscow Conservatory, where Piotr Ilyitch Tchaikovsky was his composition professor, and Nicholas Rubinstein taught him pianoforte. He was graduated with honors from the Conservatory in 1875, the year of his debut as a concert pianist. Taneiev resided in Paris during 1877 and 1878, but it was not long before he returned to Moscow to succeed Tchaikovsky on the faculty of the Conservatory. He…