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Nikolai Sokolovskii

Russian violinist, composer and teacher (b. 21 November/3 December 1865; d. 24 January 1921 in Moscow), born Nikolai Nikolaevich Sokolovskii (Николай Николаевич Соколовский, Nikolaj Nikolaevič Sokolovskij, Nikolay Nikolaevich Sokolovsky).

In 1888 he graduated from Jan Hřímalý's violin class and Sergei Taneev's music-theory class at the Moscow Conservatory. From 1888 to 1890 he taught at the music school in Kazan, before returning to the Moscow Conservatory to teach violin, viola and music theory classes.