Grigory Khodorovsky

Grigory Konstantinovich Khodorovsky (born Moroz-Khodorovsky) was a Ukrainian pianist, composer, and pedagogue. He was born on November 20 (December 2), 1853, in the khutor of Kokhnovka, which is now part of the village of Svechkovka in the Cherkasy region.

His musical education was extensive and international. From 1865 to 1869, he studied at the Leipzig Conservatory in the piano classes of Ignaz Moscheles and Carl Reinecke, while studying theory with Moritz Hauptmann and Ernst Richter. He continued his studies from 1870 to 1872 at the St. Petersburg Conservatory under Theodor Leschetizky, graduating with a Large Silver Medal. Following his formal studies, he spent a season as a choirmaster in Weimar under the supervision of Franz Liszt.

Khodorovsky dedicated much of his life to teaching in Kiev. From 1875 to 1894, he led the piano class at the Kiev Music School of the Russian Musical Society. In 1913, he became a professor at the Kiev Conservatory. His notable students included Stepan Abbakumov, Klyment Kvitka, Lev Revutsky, and Leo Sirota.

After the revolution, Khodorovsky moved to Sevastopol, where he organized a people's conservatory. He passed away in Sevastopol on July 1, 1927. As a composer, often using the pseudonym Konstantinov, he wrote various works for piano, including a 'Ukrainian Rhapsody,' as well as romances and arrangements of Ukrainian folk songs. He also performed as a choral and symphonic conductor.

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