Nikolai Rakov

Nikolai Petrovich Rakov (Russian: Николай Петрович Раков; 14 March [O.S. 1 March] 1908 – 3 November 1990) was a Soviet violinist, composer, conductor, and academic at the Moscow Conservatory where he had studied. He composed mostly instrumental works, for orchestra, chamber music and piano music, especially pedagogic works. In 1946, he received the Stalin Prize for his first violin concerto, which became known internationally.