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Chechott Viktor Antonovich

1846-1917

Viktor Antonovich Chechott (6 (18) June 1846, Mogilev, Mogilev Province, Russian Empire - 19 November (2 December) 1917, Petrograd, Russian SFSR) was a music critic, pianist and composer born in Mogilev.

He received his musical education in St. Petersburg. From 1883 to 1907 he was a music teacher in Kyiv and a contributor to various publications, in which he wrote about Ukrainian music.

In Kyiv, he composed his second symphony, the musical painting "Steppe," a string quartet, and others.

Brother of the psychiatrist Otto Cecott.

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