Elliott Washington Galkin (1921 - May 25, 1990) was an American music instructor, critic and conductor.
He was the music critic of The Baltimore Sun from 1962 to 1977 and the director of the Peabody Institute from 1977 to 1982.
[3] Galkin graduated from Brooklyn College, earned a master's degree and PhD from Cornell University, and studied under Nadia Boulanger at the Conservatoire de Paris.
[2][3] Galkin began his career as a music instructor at Goucher College.
[2] He joined the Peabody Institute in Baltimore in 1957,[3] and he served as its director from 1977 to 1982.