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Samuil Moiseevich Maykapar (18 December 1867 – 8 May 1938) was a Russian romantic composer, pianist, professor of music at the St.

Petersburg Conservatory, and author of outstanding piano practice pieces that became international grand classics.

Life

Childhood

Samuel Maykapar was born on December 18, 1867 in the city of Kherson, to Karaite Jewish parents.

Maykapar spent his childhood in the city of Taganrog and in 1885 he graduated from the Boys Gymnasium where he studied with Anton Chekhov.

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He also took private music lessons from Gaetano Molla, director of the Italian Opera in Taganrog.

Education

In 1885, he enrolled into St. Petersburg Conservatory while also studying law at Saint Petersburg University, graduating in 1891.

A pupil of Beniamino Cesi and Nicolai Soloviev, Maykapar received the St. Petersburg Conservatory's diploma in 1893 and further improved his piano skills under the direction of Theodor Leschetizky until 1898. During