18 August] 1916 – 27 March 2009) was a Soviet musician, highly recognized as a virtuoso performer of the balalaika.
He became the chief conductor of the Andreyev Russian Folk Instruments Orchestra [ru], a post he held till 1955.
Among his most famous transcriptions is his Variations on Paganini's 24th Caprice, which Necheporenko played on balalaika without accompaniment.
New students were usually required to forget everything they knew about balalaika playing and learn Necheporenko's method from scratch.
Necheporenko utilized "tough love" to motivate his students to perform at a high level.