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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai (1844–1908), Russian composer. While still a naval officer he started teaching composition at the St. Petersburg Conservatory (1871). He wrote scores for the operas The Snow Maiden (1882) and The Golden Cockerel (1909) and a colorful symphonic suite, Scheherezade (1888).

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