Konstantin von Stackelberg

Konstantin Nikolai Freiherr[1] von Stackelberg (Russian: Константи́н Ка́рлович Шта́кельберг, tr.

3] 1848 – 30 March 1925) was a Baltic German composer and cavalry general in the Imperial Russian Army.

Stackelberg was best known for his compositions on music about the White Army during the Russian Civil War.

[citation needed] He was the head of the Imperial Music Choir from 1883 to 1917 (now the St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra)[2][3] and was also involved in improving the music in the Russian Army and Navy.

[citation needed] He was awarded Order of Prince Danilo I, Order of the Cross of Takovo and a number of other decorations.