Apollon Hussakovskyi

Apollon Seliverstovych Hussakovskyi (; 1841 – 9 March 1875) was a Ukrainian composer, pianist, and soil chemist. He was close to the Mighty Handful group of composers, however later he abandoned his music career. He is also known by his Russian name Apollon Selivyorstovich Gussakovsky (). Other sources give his birth and death years as 1843–1874 or 1841–1878. The movement was performed at a university concert on 15 January 1861 conducted by Karl Schuberth. It was later performed again on 20 November 1862 at a concert of the Russian Musical Society, conducted by Anton Rubinstein. Hussakovskyi struggled to write more music and did not complete his symphony. He found a tutoring position within a wealthy family by May 1861, but left the country in late 1861 on a scientific assignment and returned in April 1862. Disillusioned with his abilities as a composer, Hussakovskyi met his friends less frequently upon returning. For some time, he lived in a tobacco shop. He married Olga Tilicheyeva in October, a decision which the other composers opposed. Upon graduating from the Saint Petersburg Imperial University in November 1863, he was awarded the equivalent to a Candidate of Sciences and jo