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January 2, 1837 ~ Composer, pianist, conductor Mily Balakirev, full name Mily Alexeyevich Balakirev, born in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia ~ Known best for promoting musical nationalism, extending the fusion of traditional folk and experimental classical music as begun by composer Mikhail Glinka. Perhaps best remembered for his composition Islamey for solo piano and his First Symphony completed in 1897 ~ Balakirev passed away in 1910