Background
POKHITONOV, Daniil was born on March 27, 1878 in village Rayvolga, Vyborg Province.
POKHITONOV, Daniil was born on March 27, 1878 in village Rayvolga, Vyborg Province.
1905 graduate St. Petersburg Conservatory after studying piano under S. F. Tsur- myulen, and composition and instrumentation under Lyadov, Glazunov and Rimsky-Korsakov.
From 1905 pianist- concertmaster and choirmaster, 1909-1956 conductor, Mariinskiy Theater. 1918-1932 also conductor, Maly Opera Theater. 1919 and 1938-1941 taught at Leningrad Conservatory.
Worked a great deal with Chaliapine.