Kalinnikov suffered from tuberculosis, which compelled him to resign from his conducting posts and move to the South Crimea for the rest of his short life.
Composer Biography
Tchaikovsky recommended Kalinnikov for a conducting position at the Mal'iy Theatre in Moscow in 1892.
Critical Reception
After Kalinnikov's death, the publisher Jurgensen offered his widow an unexpectedly high sum for his manuscripts, stating that the composer's death had multiplied the value of his works by ten.
Composer Biography
Sergey Rachmaninov, the famous composer and pianist, visited Kalinnikov in Yalta and helped him financially by arranging a publishing deal for his works.
Composer Biography
Vasily Sergeyevich Kalinnikov, the composer, was born in 1866 in the Oryol District, the same region where the famous writer Turgenev was born.
Performer Biography
Theodore Kuchar, the conductor, began his professional career as a principal violist in leading orchestras in Cleveland and Helsinki.
Composer Biography
Kalinnikov's family's poverty prevented him from studying at the Conservatory, forcing him to earn a living playing bassoon, timpani, or violin in theatre orchestras.
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