Born in Gatchina, near St Petersburg, 7/Nov 19, 1859
Died in Moscow, Jan 28, 1935
- Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov [“MEEK-hyl ih-POL-ee-toff ee-VAN-off”] studied composition with Rimsky-Korsakov.
- He taught at the Tblisi Conservatory in Georgia and at the Moscow Conservatory, and he directed the Moscow Conservatory from 1905-1924.
- Ippolitov-Ivanov was also a choral and opera conductor.
Sources
- Inna Barsova, “Ippolitov-Ivanov [Ivanov], Mikhail Mikhaylovich,” Grove Music Online (2001), accessed October 30, 2019, https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000013893.