Ivan Yevstafyevich Khandoshkin (Ukrainian: Іван Остапович Хандошко) (1747 – 29 or 30 March 1804) was born in the village Velykyi Pereviz near Myrhorod. He was a Russian Empire violinist and composer of Ukrainian Cossack origin. Ivan studied under Tito Porta with other Italian influences being Domenico dall’Oglio and Pietro Peri. He was a musician at the Russian court from 1765, of which he later became kapellmeister, and he taught violin at the Academy of Fine Arts. Read more on Last.fm