Mikhail Youdin

{{Short description|Russian and Soviet composer (1893–1948)}}

Mikhail Youdin (29 September 1893 St. Petersburg – 8 February 1948 Kazan){{cite book|last=Slonimsky|first=Nicolas|title=Baker's Biographical dictionary of musicians|year=1978|publisher=Schirmer Books|location=New York|isbn=0028702409|edition=6th|page=1927|chapter=Youdin, Mikhail}} was a Russian composer. He studied at Saint Petersburg Conservatory, where he began teaching in 1926, and is best remembered for his 1943 opera Farida.[http://opera.stanford.edu/composers/Y.html Opera at Stanford University]

Youdin earned the nickname "Russian Bach" because of his career spent composing large scale ensembles, oratorios and cantatas.{{cite book|last=Tassie|first=Gregor|title=Kirill Kondrashin: His Life in Music|url=https://archive.org/details/kirillkondrashin00tass|url-access=limited|year=1978|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=0810869748|edition=1st|page=[https://archive.org/details/kirillkondrashin00tass/page/n69 55]|chapter=3}}