While studying at the gymnasium in Kharkov, Nikolai Lysenko took private music lessons from Nikolai Dmitriev. Dmitriev, who lived in Kharkov from 1857, taught piano playing, and Lysenko was among his students. During this period of instruction, Lysenko gradually became a well-known pianist in Kharkov.
Nikolai Dmitriev → Mykola Lysenko
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Nikolai Dmitriev
2026–1893
Mykola Lysenko
2026–2026