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Nikolai Medtner, Russian pianist and composer (died 1951)

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Nikolai Medtner

Russian composer and pianist (1880–1951)

Nikolai Karlovich Medtner was a Russian composer and pianist. After a period of comparative obscurity in the 25 years immediately after his death, he is now becoming recognized as one of the most significant Russian composers for the piano.
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January 5

Day of the year

January 5 is the fifth day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 360 days remain until the end of the year.
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