Sergei Nikiforovich Vasilenko (Сергей Никифорович Василенко) (30 March 1872 – 11 March 1956) was a Russian composer and music teacher. His early works reflect his enthusiasm for Russian folk music. Between 1910-1920, he was attracted by eastern exoticism and an interest in oriental folk music, particularly that of Central Asia. Vasilenko originally studied law at Moscow University, then continued on at the Moscow Conservatory from 1896 to 1901 as a pupil of Sergei Taneyev and Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov.

Read more about Сергей Никифорович Василенко on Last.fm.