Alferaki, Achilles

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Alferaki, Achilles

Alferaki, Achilles, Russian composer of Greek descent; b. Kharkov, July 3, 1846; d. Petrograd, Dec. 27, 1919. He studied philology at the Univ. of Moscow and received training in piano and music theory. He wrote the opera St. John’s Eve, as well as numerous piano pieces and songs.

—Nicolas Slonimsky/Laura Kuhn/Dennis McIntire

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