Sergei Bortkiewicz (February 16, 1877 – October 25, 1952) was a Ukrainian Romantic composer and pianist. Sergei Eduardovich Bortkiewicz (Сергій Едуардович Борткевич), was born in Kharkov, Ukraine on February 28th 1877 and spent most of his childhood on the family estate of Artiomowka, near Kharkov. Bortkiewicz received his musical training from Anatol Liadov and Karl von Arek at the Imperial Conservatory of Music in St. Petersburg. Read more on Last.fm