Ariadna Mikeshina

Ariadna Mikeshina (; October 17, 1900 – May 18, 1982), earlier known as Ariadna Roumanova, was a Russian-born pianist and composer. Early life Ariadna Roumanova was the daughter of an admiral in the Russian navy. She was trained as a musician at the imperial conservatory in St. Petersburg. Her brother-in-law Leonid Bolotine was a violinist and later a guitarist. Career Roumanova was called “a brilliant pianist and a most interesting composer” when she relocated to the United States in 1918. sometimes featuring her own compositions, and accompanied others in recital. She also appeared in the 1922 silent film adaptation of the Rubaiyat, and taught piano students in her studio. As Ariadna Mikeshina, she performed regularly in Los Angeles New York City into her seventies. In 1927 the Los Angeles Times described her as a composer, having “marked talent, but not excessive originality”. She was described in 1975 as “calmly ignor ing the last 75 years of musical thought” in a recital at Carnegie Hall. Personal life Mikeshina was married at least five times. Her first husband was journalist Michel Roumanoff, who served in the Russian Provisional Government. She moved to Tokyo with Roumanoff