Alexei Vladimirovich Stanchinsky (Russian: Алексе́й Влади́мирович Станчи́нский; 9 March/21 March (OS) 1888, Obolsunovo, Ivanovo - 25 September/6 October (OS) 1914, near Logachevo, Kaluga), was a Russian composer. He was a student at the Moscow Conservatory, where his teachers included Nikolai Zhilyayev and Sergei Taneyev. He was recognized as an outstanding talent but suffered from mental problems and was several times confined in a psychiatric clinic. Read more on Last.fm