| Intro | Composer |
| Was |
Musician Composer Pianist |
| From | Russia |
| Type | Music |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 30 July 1843, Kursk Governorate |
| Death |
3 January 1915, Kursk (aged 71 years) |
Arkady Maksimovich Abaza (Абаза, Аркадий Максимович, 1843, Sverdlikovo, Kursk Governorate – January 16 [O.S. January 3] 1915, Kursk) was a Russian composer, journalist and pianist. He studied in St. Petersburg with Alexander Dreyschock for fortepiano and singing in the class of Camille Everardi. Later he was an associate of Hans von Bulow. He taught and was director of a music school in Sumakh (1877-81) and then in Kursk (1882-1915). Among his students, at Kursk, was Nikolai Roslavets.
His most famous song is “Foggy Morning” (Утро туманное) to lyrics of Ivan Turgenev.