Artists from Russian Empire

170 published artists from Russian Empire, led by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, t.A.T.u. and Zedd. The list below shows the 120 most famous.

At a glance

170 published artists from Russian Empire; 2,630 studio albums have verified cover art.

Published artists1 tier 1 · 41 tier 2 · 128 tier 3: 170
Release groups: 5,036
Studio albums: 3,262
Albums with cover artverified Cover Art Archive: 2,630
Timeline events: 3,815
Monthly listenerssum across artists: 39M
Average career spanfirst to last dated release: 30.1 years
Full biographies: 101
Biography words: 381,088

When they started

Debut decade from each artist's earliest dated release. Most debuts fell in the 1990s (33 artists).

Artists by debut decade
Decade	Artists
1910s	1
1920s	1
1930s	1
1940s	7
1950s	7
1960s	3
1970s	7
1980s	14
1990s	33
2000s	22
2010s	24
2020s	3

47 artists have no dated release or formation year and are not plotted.

Genres in Russian Empire

Top 8 genres by artist count. opera is the most common, with 62 artists.

Covers from Russian Empire

2,630 studio albums have verified cover art. The 12 shown come from the most famous artists.

"Manfred" Symphony, Op. 58
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · 1986
Klavierkonzert no. 1
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · 1986
Rachmaninov: The Bells (Choral Symphony) / Vocalise / Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet Duo / Festival Coronation March
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · 1986
Symphonie no. 1 "Winter-Träume"
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · 1986
1812 / Slavonic March / Francesca da Rimini / Polonaise from Eugene Onegin
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · 1985
Francesca da Rimini / Romeo & Juliet
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · 1985
Music From The Nutcracker
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · 1985
Nutcracker Suite / Swan Lake Suite
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · 1985
Smetana: Die Moldau / Dvorak: Slawische Tänze / Tchaikovsky: Dornröschen / Tchaikovsky: Romeo und Julia
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · 1985
Suites 1 & 2
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · 1985
Suites 3 & 4
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · 1985
Symphonie no. 4
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · 1985

Leaders

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov has the most release groups (284); Jascha Heifetz the longest career (106 years); Dmitri Shostakovich the most awards (39).

Most prolific

Most prolific, by number of release groups
Artist	release groups
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov	284
Dmitri Shostakovich	272
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky	268
Alexander Scriabin	257
Sergei Rachmaninoff	241

Longest careers

first to last dated release

Longest careers, by number of years
Artist	years
Jascha Heifetz	106
Leopold Godowsky	105
Sergei Rachmaninoff	84
Anton Rubinstein	82
Michael Glinka	81

Most decorated

Most decorated, by number of awards
Artist	awards
Dmitri Shostakovich	39
Andria Balanchivadze	22
Armas Järnefelt	19
Sergei Prokofiev	18
Dmitry Borisovich Kabalevsky	16

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Most famous artists from Russian Empire

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Russian Empire · Person · born 1840

classical music, opera, symphony, ballet, Romantic music

6.3M listeners · 192 wikis

t.A.T.u.

Russia · Group · 1999–2011

pop music, pop rock, electronic music, dance-pop, Europop, LGBTQ+ art

11.6M listeners · 66 wikis

Zedd

Russia · Person · born 1989

electronic dance music, house music, electro house

21.1M listeners · 47 wikis

Dmitri Shostakovich

Russian Empire · Person · born 1906

opera, symphony, chamber music

106 wikis

Sergei Prokofiev

Russian Empire · Person · born 1891

classical music, opera, symphony, ballet

95 wikis

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

Russian Empire · Person · born 1844

classical music, opera, symphony

93 wikis

Alexander Borodin

Russian Empire · Person · born 1833

classical music, opera, symphony, chamber music, romance

92 wikis

Sergei Rachmaninoff

Russian Empire · Person · born 1873

classical music, opera, symphony

92 wikis

Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky

Russian Empire · Person · born 1839

classical music, opera

89 wikis

Alexander Scriabin

Russian Empire · Person · born 1872

79 wikis

Nikolai Noskov

Russia · Person · born 1956

pop music, hard rock, folk rock, psychedelic rock, traditional folk music, funk, rhythm and blues, glam rock, progressive rock, art rock, alternative rock, dance-rock, electro, synth-pop, new wave, funk rock, blue-eyed soul, glam metal, folk-pop, trip hop, symphonic rock, romance, bard song

78 wikis