Victor Sergeevich Kalinnikov (1870–1927) was a Russian choral composer, conductor and pedagog.

Victor Kalinnikov was the younger brother of the better known symphonic composer Vasily Kalinnikov

Vasily Kalinnikov

Vasily Sergeyevich Kalinnikov was a Russian composer of two symphonies, several additional orchestral works and numerous songs, all of them imbued with characteristics of folksong...

 (1866–1901). Victor attended then taught at the Moscow Synodal School

Moscow Synodal School

The Moscow Synodal School and the associated Moscow Synodal Choir were the main centre of teaching for Russian Orthodox Church music in Russia prior to dissolution and merger with the choral faculty of Moscow Conservatory in 1919.The school originally was directly linked with the Moscow...

 of Russian Orthodox Church

Russian Orthodox Church

The Russian Orthodox Church or, alternatively, the Moscow Patriarchate The ROC is often said to be the largest of the Eastern Orthodox churches in the world; including all the autocephalous churches under its umbrella, its adherents number over 150 million worldwide—about half of the 300 million...

music, where he composed 24 sacred choral settings for the Russian Orthodox All-Night Vigil and Divine Liturgy.