![]() Especially in the 1860s, when his teaching career was at its height, he assumed the role of adviser not only to Rimsky-Korsakov, Borodin, Musorgsky and Cui, but also at times to those outside the circle, such as Tchaikovsky. ![]() As the only professionally trained musician in this five-man band (actually that training was a somewhat sporadic affair), Balakirev carried a natural authority. The name of Mili Balakirev is forever associated with the group of composers dubbed by the essayist Vladimir Stasov ‘The Mighty Handful’ (in Russian moguchaya kuchka).
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