Meychik, Mark Naumovich

Mark Naumovich Meychik (February 28, 1880, Moscow - February 27, 1950, Moscow) - Russian pianist, teacher, musicologist.

Mark Naumovich Meychik
basic information
Date of Birth	February 28, 1880 ( 1880-02-28 )
Place of Birth	Moscow city, Russian empire
Date of death	February 27, 1950 ( 1950-02-27 ) (69 years old)
Place of death	Moscow city, the USSR
A country	Russian empire the USSR
Professions	pianist , musicologist
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He graduated from the Moscow Conservatory in 1903 with a gold medal, a student primarily of A. N. Scriabin , with whom he was further connected by the creative community (Meychik, in particular, was the first to play the Fifth Sonata of Scriabin in 1907), as well as V. I. Safonov . He performed with the dancer Isadora Duncan , in the program - works by Beethoven, List, Bach, Wagner, Scriabin and other composers ^[1] . The main concert activity of Meychik occurred in 1905-1910. After 1917, due to illness, he practically stopped performing and switched to literary and musical-organizational activities.

He worked in the music sector of the State Publishing House . From 1924 to 1930 he was the head and editor-in-chief of the Muztorg Mono publishing house. He was a music consultant to the Radio Committee, a research fellow at the sound film factory. In 1933-1939, deputy director of the record factory. Professor. One of the founders of the State Institute of Musical Drama , from 1919 to 1921 was its director. ^[2] . The author of books. Translated into Russian a number of works on musical performance. He wrote and adapted a number of works for music schools.

He was married three times, his second marriage - to actress Maria Kravchunovskaya . Daughter from her third marriage, Alla Meichik is a cinematographer, sound designer at Mosfilm studio ^[3] .