Rimsky-Korsakov

American  

[rim-skee-kawr-suh-kawf, -kof, ryeem-skyee-kawr-suh-kuhf] / ˈrɪm skiˈkɔr səˌkɔf, -ˌkɒf, ˈrjim skjiˈkɔr sə kəf /

Or Rimski-Korsakov,

noun

1. Nicolai Andreevich 1844–1908, Russian composer.

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Rimsky-Korsakov British  

/ ˈrɪmskɪˈkɔːsəkɒf, ˈrimskijˈkɔrsəkəf /

noun

1. Nikolai Andreyevich (nikaˈlaj anˈdrjejɪvitʃ). 1844–1908, Russian composer; noted for such works as the orchestral suite Scheherazade (1888) and the opera Le Coq d'or (first performed in 1910)

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Rimsky-Korsakov

Tonight, also at Strathmore, Mr. Noseda and the orchestra will perform works of Rimsky-Korsakov, Mussorgsky and Ravel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Pushkin’s text eventually became the libretto that Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov employed in his opera of the same name.

From Salon ● May 16, 2026

The standard Rimsky-Korsakov arrangement that Dudamel used is more flowered than the messy Mussorgsky original, but it is also more nuanced.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2023

"The first step was to read orchestration treatises from Rimsky-Korsakov or Berlioz and understand the rules I wanted to follow and to not follow and to break. It was a very humbling process, for sure."

From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2023

She hummed along to Rimsky-Korsakov on the radio; she’d take a moment to sit down at the piano in the evening if she got a chance.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

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