Viktor Sergeevich Kalinnikov, also Victor (Russian: Ви́ктор Серге́евич Кали́нников; 2 March [O.S.
He was the younger brother of the better-known symphonic composer Vasily Kalinnikov (1866–1901).
He studied at the seminary in Oryol, then at the Moscow Philharmonic School, taking oboe and music theory.
He played in various theatre orchestras, and taught singing at schools in Moscow.
Victor attended then taught at the Moscow Synodal School of Russian Orthodox Church music, where he composed 24 sacred choral settings for the Russian Orthodox All-Night Vigil and Divine Liturgy.