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Mily Balakirev
Mily Balakirev
Russian composer, pianist, and conductor
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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Russian composer
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Reinhold Glière
Reinhold Glière
Soviet Ukrainian composer
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Edison Denisov
Edison Denisov
Russian Soviet composer
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Yevgeny Svetlanov
Yevgeny Svetlanov
Russian conductor, composer, and pianist
Portrait of Mikhail Glinka by Karl Bryullov, 1840

Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka (Russian: Михаи́л Ива́нович Гли́нка, tr. Mikhaíl Ivánovich Glínka, IPA: [mʲɪxɐˈil ɪˈvanəvʲɪdʑ ˈɡlʲinkə] (listen); 1 June [O.S. 20 May] 1804 – 15 February  [O.S. 3 February] 1857) was the first Russian composer to gain wide recognition within his own country, and is often regarded as the fountainhead of Russian classical music. Glinka's compositions were an important influence on future Russian composers, notably the members of The Five, who took Glinka's lead and produced a distinctive Russian style of music.
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