Maksim Sozontovich Berezovsky (c. 1745–1777) was a Ukrainian composer, opera singer, and violinist, who also spent large part of his life studying and working in Italy. His most popular works are his sacred choral pieces written for the Orthodox Church. Much of his work has been lost; only three of the 18 known choral concertos have been found. Along with Dmitrii Bortnyansky Berezovsky widely considered as one of the creators of the classical Russian choral concerto (without instrumental accompaniment). Read more on Last.fm