List of Russian composers

This is an alphabetical list of significant composers who were born or raised in Russia or the Russian Empire.

A

 * Els Aarne (1917–1995), born in present-day Estonia
 * Evald Aav (1900–1939), born in present-day Estonia
 * Juhan Aavik (1884–1982), born in present-day Estonia
 * Arkady Abaza (1843–1915)
 * Lev Abeliovich (1912–1985), born in present-day Lithuania
 * Alexander Abramsky (1898–1985), born in present-day Ukraine
 * Joseph Achron (1886–1943), born in present-day Lithuania
 * Ella Adayevskaya (1846–1926)
 * Nikolay Afanasyev (1820/1–1898)
 * Vasily Agapkin (1884–1964)
 * Alexander Alexandrov (1883–1946)
 * Anatoly Alexandrov (1888–1982)
 * Boris Alexandrov (1905–1994), son of Alexander
 * Achilles Alferaki (1846–1919)
 * Alexander Alyabyev (1787–1851)
 * Anatoliy Andreyev (1941–2004)
 * Iosif Andriasov (1933–2000)
 * Boris Arapov (1905–1992)
 * Anton Arensky (1861–1906)
 * Sasha Argov (1914–1995)
 * Mykola Arkas (1853–1909), born in present-day Ukraine
 * Alexander Arkhangelsky (1846–1924)
 * Eduard Artemyev (born 1937)
 * Nikolai Artsybushev (1858–1937)
 * Vyacheslav Artyomov (born 1940)
 * Boris Asafyev (1884–1949)
 * Mukhtar Ashrafi (1912–1975), born in present-day Uzbekistan
 * Sergei Aslamazyan (1897–1978), born in present-day Armenia
 * Lera Auerbach (born 1973)
 * Arseny Avraamov (1886–1944)
 * Artemi Ayvazyan (1902–1975), born in present-day Armenia
 * Mikhail Azanchevsky (1839–1881)

B

 * Vytautas Bacevičius (1905–1970), born in present-day Lithuania
 * Afrasiyab Badalbeyli (1907–1976), born in present-day Azerbaijan
 * Vladimir Bakaleinikov (1885–1953)
 * Mily Balakirev (1837–1910)
 * Sergey Balasanian (1902–1982), born in present-day Turkmenistan
 * Sargis Barkhudaryan (1887–1973), born in present-day Georgia
 * Veniamin Basner (1925–1996)
 * Kārlis Baumanis (1835–1905), born in present-day Latvia
 * Sonya Belousova (born 1990)
 * Maxim Berezovsky (c. 1745 – 1777)
 * Anastasiya Bespalova
 * Timofiy Bilohradsky (c. 1710 – c. 1782)
 * Matvey Blanter (1903–1990)
 * Felix Blumenfeld (1863–1931)
 * Leonid Bobylev (born 1949)
 * Anatoly Bogatyrev (1913–2003), born in present-day Belarus
 * Nikita Bogoslovsky (1913–2004)
 * Alexander Borodin (1833–1887)
 * Sergei Bortkiewicz (1877–1952), born in present-day Ukraine
 * Dmitry Bortniansky (1751–1825), born in present-day Ukraine
 * Rostislav Grigor'yevich Boyko (1931–2002)
 * Yevgeny Brusilovsky (1905–1981)
 * Vitaly Bujanovsky (1928–1993)
 * Pavel Bulakhov (1824–1875), brother of Pyotr
 * Pyotr Bulakhov (1822–1885), brother of Pavel
 * Revol Bunin (1924–1976)
 * Mutal Burhonov (1916–2002), born in present-day Uzbekistan

C

 * Georgy Catoire (1861–1926)
 * Catterino Cavos (1775–1840)
 * Nektarios Chargeishvili (1937–1971)
 * Gayane Chebotaryan (1918–1998)
 * Yekaterina Chemberdzhi (born 1960)
 * Yury Chernavsky (born 1947)
 * Peter Chernobrivets (born 1965)
 * Pavel Chesnokov (1877–1944)
 * Tatyana Chudova (1944–2007)
 * Alexander Chuhaldin (1892–1951)
 * Näcip Cihanov (1911–1988)
 * Jānis Cimze (1814–1881), born in present-day Latvia
 * Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis (1875–1911), born in present-day Lithuania
 * Georgi Conus (1862–1933), brother of Julius and Lev
 * Julius Conus (1869–1942), brother of Georgi and Lev
 * Lev Conus (1871–1944), brother of Georgi and Julius
 * Serge Conus (1902–1988), son of Julius
 * César Cui (1835–1918)

D

 * Alexandre Danilevski (born 1957)
 * Kostiantyn Dankevych (1905–1984), born in present-day Ukraine
 * Alexander Dargomyzhsky (1813–1869)
 * Emīls Dārziņš (1875–1910), born in present-day Latvia
 * Volfgangs Dārziņš (1906–1962), son of Emils, born in present-day Latvia
 * Karl Davydov (1838–1889)
 * Stepan Davydov (1777–1825), born in present-day Ukraine
 * Stepan Degtyarev (1766–1813)
 * Edison Denisov (1929–1996)
 * Leonid Desyatnikov (born 1955)
 * Nikolay Diletsky (c. 1630 – after 1680)
 * Issay Dobrowen (1891–1953)
 * Victor Dolidze (1890–1933), born in present-day Georgia
 * Sandra Droucker (1875–1944)
 * Fyodor Druzhinin (1932–2007)
 * Fedo Dubiansky (1760–1796)
 * Alexandre Dubuque (1812–1897/8)
 * Vernon Duke (1903–1969)
 * Balys Dvarionas (1904–1972), born in present-day Lithuania
 * Ivan Dzerzhinsky (1909–1978)

E

 * Sophie-Carmen Eckhardt-Gramatté (1898–1974)
 * Konstantin Eiges (1875–1950)
 * Irina Elcheva (1926–2013)
 * Boris Elkis (born 1973)
 * Heino Eller (1887–1970), born in present-day Estonia
 * Abdalla El-Masri (born 1962)
 * Irina Emeliantseva (born 1973)
 * Gustav Ernesaks (1908–1993), born in present-day Estonia
 * Andrei Eshpai (1925–2015)
 * Victor Ewald (1860–1935)

F

 * Samuil Feinberg (1890–1962)
 * Boris Feoktistov (born 1941)
 * Vladimir Fere (1902–1971)
 * Alissa Firsova (born 1986), daughter of Dmitri Smirnov and Elena Firsova
 * Elena Firsova (born 1950)
 * Boris Fitinhof-Schell (1829–1901)
 * Veniamin Fleishman (1913–1941)
 * Yevstigney Fomin (1761–1800)
 * Isadore Freed (1900–1960)
 * Grigory Frid (1915–2012)
 * Alexander Fridlender (1906–1980)
 * Arthur Friedheim (1859–1932)

G

 * Ossip Gabrilowitsch (1878–1936)
 * Varvara Gaigerova (1903–1944)
 * German Galynin (1922–1966)
 * Lūcija Garūta (1902–1977), born in present-day Latvia
 * Aleksandr Gauk (1893–1963)
 * Valery Gavrilin (1939–1999)
 * Misha Geller (1937–2007)
 * Alexander Glazunov (1865–1936)
 * Reinhold Glière (1875–1956), born in modern-day Ukraine
 * Mikhail Glinka (1804–1857)
 * Elena Gnesina (1874–1967), sister of Mikhail Gnessin
 * Mikhail Gnessin (1883–1957), brother of Elena Gnesina
 * Alexander Goedicke (1877–1957)
 * Alexander Goldenweiser (1875–1961)
 * Alexander Goldstein (born 1948)
 * Nikolai Golovanov (1891–1951)
 * Boris Goltz (1913–1942)
 * Evgeny Golubev (1910–1988)
 * Alexander Gradsky (1949–2021)
 * Alexander Gretchaninov (1864–1956)
 * Alexander Griboyedov (1795–1829)
 * Juozas Gruodis (1884–1948), born in present-day Lithuania
 * Sofia Gubaidulina (born 1931)
 * Tofig Guliyev (1917–2000), born in present-day Azerbaijan
 * Yevgeny Gunst (1877–1950)
 * Aleksander Gurilyov (1803–1858), son of Lev
 * Lev Gurilyov (1770–1844)

H

 * Niyazi Hajibeyov (1912–1984), son of Zulfugar
 * Uzeyir Hajibeyov (1885–1948), born in present-day Azerbaijan
 * Zulfugar Hajibeyov (1884–1950), born in present-day Azerbaijan
 * Jovdat Hajiyev (1917–2002), born in present-day Azerbaijan
 * Miina Härma (1864–1941), born in present-day Estonia
 * Vladimir Horowitz (1903–1989)
 * André Hossein (1905–1983), born in present-day Uzbekistan
 * Semen Hulak-Artemovsky (1813–1873), born in present-day Ukraine

I

 * Alexander Ilyinsky (1859–1919)
 * Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov (1859–1935)
 * Timur Ismagilov (born 1982)
 * Julius Isserlis (1888–1968)
 * Ivan the Terrible (1530–1584)
 * Mikhail Ivanov (1859–1920)
 * Jānis Ivanovs (1906–1983), born in present-day Latvia
 * Airat Ichmouratov (born 1973)

J

 * Paul Juon (1872–1940)
 * Andrejs Jurjāns (1856–1922), born in present-day Latvia

K

 * Dmitry Kabalevsky (1904–1987)
 * Murad Kajlayev (born 1931)
 * Vasily Kalafati (1869–1942)
 * Vasily Kalinnikov (1866–1901)
 * Sandor Kalloś (born 1935)
 * Alfrēds Kalniņš (1879–1951), born in present-day Latvia
 * Jānis Kalniņš (1904–2000), son of Alfrēds, born in present-day Latvia
 * Artur Kapp (1878–1952), born in present-day Estonia
 * Eugen Kapp (1908–1996), son of Artur, born in present-day Estonia
 * Villem Kapp (1913–1964), nephew of Artur, born in present-day Estonia
 * Nikolai Kapustin (1937–2020)
 * Nikolai Karetnikov (1930–1994)
 * Daniil Kashin (1769–1841)
 * Leokadiya Kashperova (1872–1940)
 * Yuri Kasparov (born 1955)
 * Alexander Kastalsky (1856–1926)
 * Yakov Kazyansky (born 1948)
 * Nikolay Kedrov Jr. (1905–1981), son of Nikolay Kedrov Sr.
 * Nikolay Kedrov Sr. (1871–1940)
 * Ivan Kerzelli (fl. 18th century)
 * Aram Khachaturian (1903–1978), born in Georgia to an Armenian family
 * Karen Khachaturian (1920–2011), nephew of Aram
 * Ivan Khandoshkin (1747–1804)
 * Yuri Khanon (born 1965)
 * Tikhon Khrennikov (1913–2007)
 * Igor Khudolei (1940–2001)
 * Victor Kissine (born 1953)
 * Dmitri Klebanov (1907–1987), born in present-day Ukraine
 * Alexander Knaifel (1943–2024)
 * Lev Knipper (1898–1974), born in present-day Georgia
 * Vladimir Kobekin (born 1947)
 * Mikhail Kollontay (born 1952)
 * Lev Konov (born 1952)
 * Yelena Konshina (born 1950)
 * Alexander Kopylov (1854–1911)
 * Grigoriy Korchmar (born 1947)
 * Arseny Koreshchenko (1870–1921)
 * Nikolai Korndorf (1947–2001)
 * Viktor Kosenko (1896–1938)
 * Alexander Koshetz (1875–1944), born in present-day Ukraine
 * Nikita Koshkin (born 1956)
 * Serge Koussevitzky (1874–1951)
 * Osip Kozlovsky (1757–1831)
 * Pylyp Kozytskiy (1893–1960), born in present-day Ukraine
 * Cyrillus Kreek (1889–1962), born in present-day Estonia
 * Alexander Krein (1883–1951)
 * Vyacheslav Kruglik
 * Yevgeny Krylatov (1934–2019)
 * Andrei Krylov (born 1961)

L

 * Ivan Larionov (1830–1889)
 * Boris Ledkovsky (1894–1975)
 * Albert Leman (1915–1998)
 * Artur Lemba (1885–1963), born in present-day Estonia
 * Mykola Leontovych (1877–1921), born in present-day Ukraine
 * Zara Levina (1906–1976)
 * Alexander Levine (born 1955)
 * Yuri Levitin (1912–1993)
 * Mischa Levitzki (1898–1941)
 * Ekaterina Likoshin (fl. 1800–1810)
 * Vasily Lobanov (born 1947)
 * Aleksandr Lokshin (1920–1987)
 * Arthur Lourié (1892–1966)
 * Mihkel Lüdig (1880–1958), born in present-day Estonia
 * Oleg Lundstrem (1916–2005)
 * Alexei Lvov (1799–1870)
 * Anatoly Lyadov (1855–1914)
 * Lyudmila Lyadova (1925–2021)
 * Sergei Lyapunov (1859–1924)
 * Boris Lyatoshinsky (1895–1968), born in present-day Ukraine
 * Mykola Lysenko (1842–1912), born in present-day Ukraine

M

 * Muslim Magomayev (1885–1937), born in present-day Azerbaijan
 * Heorhiy Maiboroda (1913–1992), born in present-day Ukraine
 * Katerina Maier (fl. c. 1800)
 * Nina Makarova (1908–1976)
 * Leonid Malashkin (1842–1902)
 * Dmitry Malikov (born 1970)
 * Witold Maliszewski (1873–1939), born in present-day Ukraine
 * Igor Markevitch (1912–1983), born in present-day Ukraine
 * Mykola Markevych (1804–1860), born in present-day Ukraine
 * Vladimir Martynov (born 1946)
 * Mikhail Matinsky (1750 – c. 1820)
 * Mikhail Matyushin (1861–1934)
 * Samuel Maykapar (1867–1938)
 * Jānis Mediņš (1890–1966), born in present-day Latvia
 * Nikolai Medtner (1880–1951)
 * Yuliy Meitus (1903–1997), born in present-day Ukraine
 * Romanos Melikian (1883–1935), born in present-day Armenia
 * Emilis Melngailis (1874–1954), born in present-day Latvia
 * Ion Melnik (1935–2018)
 * Zhanneta Metallidi (1934–2019)
 * Moses Milner (1886–1953)
 * Emil Młynarski (1870–1835), born in present-day Lithuania
 * Boris Mokrousov (1909–1968)
 * Kirill Molchanov (1922–1982)
 * Fred Momotenko (born 1970)
 * Alexander Mordukhovich (born 1946)
 * Alexander Mosolov (1900–1973)
 * Veli Mukhatov (1916–2005), born in present-day Turkmenistan
 * Vano Muradeli (1908–1970), born in present-day Georgia
 * Modest Mussorgsky (1839–1881)
 * Mansur Muzafarov (1902–1966)
 * Nikolai Myaskovsky (1881–1950)

N

 * Nicolas Nabokov (1903–1978)
 * Vyacheslav Nagovitsin (born 1939)
 * Aleksey Nasedkin (1942–2014)
 * Lev Naumov (1925–2005)
 * Svetlana Nesterova
 * Leonid Nikolayev (1868–1942)
 * Tatiana Nikolayeva (1924–1993)
 * Petro Nishchynsky (1832–1896), born in present-day Ukraine
 * Mikhaïl Nosyrev (1924–1981)
 * Anatoly Novikov (1896–1984)
 * David Nowakowsky (1848–1921)

O

 * Nikolai Obukhov (1892–1954)
 * Eduard Oja (1909–1950), born in present-day Estonia
 * German Okunev (1931–1973)
 * Leo Ornstein (1895–2002), born in present-day Ukraine
 * Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov (1936–2019)
 * Dangatar Ovezov (1911–1966), born in present-day Turkmenistan
 * Valdemārs Ozoliņš (1896–1973), born in present-day Latvia

P

 * Aleksandra Pakhmutova (born 1929)
 * Zacharia Paliashvili (1871–1933), born in present-day Georgia
 * Boris Parsadanian (1925–1997)
 * Vasily Pashkevich (c. 1742 – 1797)
 * Boris Pasternak (1890–1960)
 * Alla Pavlova (born 1952)
 * Andrey Petrov (1930–2006)
 * Ernest Pingoud (1887–1942)
 * Mikhail Pletnev (born 1957)
 * Daniil Pokrass (1905–1954), brother of Samuel and Dmitry
 * Dmitry Pokrass (1899–1978), brother of Samuel and Daniil
 * Samuel Pokrass (1894–1939), brother of Dmitry and Daniil
 * Gavriil Popov (1904–1972)
 * Sergei Prokofiev (1891–1953), born in present-day Ukraine
 * Sergei Protopopov (1893–1954)

Q

 * Abai Qunanbaiuly (1845–1904), born in present-day Kazakhstan

R

 * Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873–1943)
 * Alexander Radvilovich (born 1955)
 * Nikolai Rakov (1908–1990)
 * Eda Rapoport (1890–1968), born in present-day Latvia
 * Alexander Raskatov (born 1953)
 * Vladimir Rebikov (1866–1920)
 * Levko Revutsky (1889–1977), born in present-day Ukraine
 * Nadezhda Rimskaya-Korsakova (1848–1919)
 * Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844–1908)
 * Alexander Rosenblatt (born 1956)
 * Nikolai Roslavets (1881–1944)
 * Baruch Rosowsky (1841–1919), born in present-day Latvia
 * Solomon Rosowsky (1878–1962), son of Baruch, born in present-day Latvia
 * Olesya Rostovskaya (born 1975)
 * Anton Rubinstein (1829–1894), brother of Nikolai
 * Nikolai Rubinstein (1835–1881), brother of Anton
 * Joseph Rumshinsky (1881–1956), born in present-day Lithuania
 * Said Rustamov (1907–1983), born in present-day Armenia

S

 * Mart Saar (1882–1963), born in present-day Estonia
 * Leonid Sabaneyev (1881–1968)
 * Martha von Sabinin (1831–1892)
 * Tolibjon Sadikov (1907–1957), born in present-day Uzbekistan
 * Vasily Safonov (1852–1918)
 * Niescier Sakałoŭski (1902–1950), born in present-day Belarus
 * Vadim Salmanov (1912–1978)
 * Lazare Saminsky (1882–1959)
 * Huseyngulu Sarabski (1879–1945), born in present-day Azerbaijan
 * Joseph Schillinger (1895–1943)
 * Alfred Schnittke (1934–1998)
 * Eduard Schütt (1856–1933)
 * Alexander Scriabin (1872–1915)
 * Julian Scriabin (1908–1919), son of Alexander
 * Tatyana Sergeyeva (born 1951)
 * Alexander Serov (1820–1871)
 * Valentina Serova (1846–1924)
 * Vladimir Shainsky (1925–2017)
 * Masguda Shamsutdinova (born 1955)
 * Yuri Shaporin (1887–1966), born in present-day Ukraine
 * Adrian Shaposhnikov (1888–1967)
 * Rodion Shchedrin (born 1932)
 * Nikolai Shcherbachov (1853–1922)
 * Vladimir Shcherbachov (1889–1952)
 * Vissarion Shebalin (1902–1963)
 * Boris Sheremetev (1822–1906)
 * Baluan Sholak (1864–1919), born in present-day Kazakhstan
 * Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975)
 * Andriy Shtoharenko (1902–1992), born in present-day Ukraine.
 * Nikolaï Sidelnikov (1930–1992)
 * Alexander Siloti (1863–1945)
 * Juhan Simm (1885–1959), born in present-day Estonia
 * Yekaterina Sinyavina (died 1784)
 * Gregory Skovoroda (1722–1794)
 * Ādolfs Skulte (1909–2000), born in present-day Latvia
 * Nicolas Slonimsky (1894–1995)
 * Sergei Slonimsky (1932–2020), nephew of Nicolas
 * Dmitri Smirnov (1948–2020)
 * Vladimir Sokalsky (1863–1919)
 * Ivan Sokolov (born 1960)
 * Nikolay Sokolov (1859–1922)
 * Mikhail Sokolovsky (1756 – after 1795)
 * Nicolai Soloviev (1846–1916)
 * Vasily Solovyov-Sedoi (1907–1979)
 * Antonio Spadavecchia (1907–1977)
 * Alexander Spendiaryan (1871–1928)
 * Alexei Stanchinsky (1888–1914)
 * Maximilian Steinberg (1883–1946), born in present-day Lithuania
 * Yakiv Stepovy (1883–1921), born in present-day Ukraine
 * Kyrylo Stetsenko (1882–1922), born in present-day Ukraine
 * Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971)
 * Peeter Süda (1883–1920), born in present-day Estonia
 * Grikor Suni (1876–1939), born in present-day Armenia
 * Viktor Suslin (1942–2012)
 * Yevgeny Svetlanov (1928–2002)
 * Georgy Sviridov (1915–1998)

T

 * Alexander Taneyev (1850–1918)
 * Sergei Taneyev (1856–1915)
 * Vladimir Tarnopolsky (born 1955)
 * Boris Tchaikovsky (1925–1996)
 * Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893)
 * Alexander Tcherepnin (1899–1977), son of Nikolai
 * Nikolai Tcherepnin (1873–1945)
 * Grigory Teplov (1717–1779)
 * Armen Tigranian (1879–1950), born in present-day Armenia
 * Nikoghayos Tigranian (1856–1951), born in present-day Armenia
 * Dimitri Tiomkin (1894–1979), born in present-day Ukraine
 * Boris Tishchenko (1939–2010)
 * Alexey Titov (1769–1827)
 * Nikolai Titov (1800–1875), son of Alexey
 * Vasily Titov (c. 1650 – c. 1715)
 * Rudolf Tobias (1873–1918), born in present-day Estonia
 * Eduard Tubin (1905–1982), born in present-day Estonia
 * Serafim Tulikov (1914–2004)

U

 * Vladimir Ussachevsky (1911–1990)
 * Galina Ustvolskaya (1919–2006)

V

 * Raimond Valgre (1913–1949), born in present-day Estonia
 * Alexander Varlamov (1801–1848)
 * Sergei Vasilenko (1872–1956)
 * Vladimir Vavilov (1925–1973)
 * Artemy Vedel (c. 1767 – 1808), born in present-day Ukraine
 * Alexander Veprik (1889–1958)
 * Alexey Verstovsky (1799–1862)
 * Yuliya Veysberg (1880–1942)
 * Mikhail Vielgorsky (1788–1856)
 * Ernests Vīgners (1850–1933), born in present-day Latvia
 * Tony Vilgotsky (born 1980)
 * Mykola Vilinsky (1888–1956), born in present-day Ukraine
 * Jāzeps Vītols (1863–1948), born in present-day Latvia
 * Vladimir Vlasov (1902/3–1986)
 * Andrei Volkonsky (1933–2008)
 * Alexander Vustin (1943–2020)

W

 * Jacob Weinberg (1879–1956)
 * Kazimierz Wiłkomirski (1900–1995)
 * Alexander Winkler (1865–1935)
 * Ivan Wyschnegradsky (1893–1979)

Y

 * Grigor Yeghiazaryan (1908–1988), born in present-day Turkey
 * Makar Yekmalyan (1856–1905), born in present-day Armenia
 * Mikhail Youdin (1893–1948)
 * Yuri Yukechev (born 1947)
 * Aleksandr Yurasovsky (1890–1922)

Z

 * Vsevolod Zaderatsky (1881–1953)
 * Nikolai Zaremba (1821–1879)
 * Marģeris Zariņš (1910–1993), born in present-day Latvia
 * Aleksandr Zatsepin (born 1926)
 * Leo Zeitlin (1884–1930)
 * Asaf Zeynally (1909–1932)
 * Valery Zhelobinsky (1913–1946)
 * Aleksey Zhivotov (1904–1964)
 * Mikhail Zhukov (1901–1960)
 * Alexander Zhurbin (born 1945)
 * Efrem Zimbalist (1889–1985)
 * Vasily Zolotarev (1872–1964)
 * Vladislav Zolotaryov (1942–1975)
 * Mariya Zubova (1749–1799)