Background
Kalafati, Vasilii was born on February 10, 1869 in Evpatoria.
Kalafati, Vasilii was born on February 10, 1869 in Evpatoria.
Professor at the Leningrad Conservatory (taught from 1907-1929). Among his pupils were Igor Stravinskii and L. Collingwood (b.1887). Edited a dictionary, Sputnik muzykanta, 1911.
Awarded 1st prize at the International Schubert Competition, 1928. Composed pieces for wind instruments and chamber ensembles, and choral works.