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==Tchaikovsky and Ziloti==
==Tchaikovsky and Ziloti==
In 1887 Ziloti married [[Vera Ziloti|Vera Tretyakova]] (1866–1940), daughter of the Russian businessman and art collector [[Pavel Tretyakov]] (1832–1898) and a cousin of Tchaikovsky's sister-in-law [[Praskovya]]. Ziloti was a strong advocate of Tchaikovsky's music, which he often performed in Europe and America. The composer entrusted Ziloti with the proof-reading of his works, and making piano arrangements of his compositions (such as the ballet ''[[The Sleeping Beauty]]''). After Tchaikovsky's death, Ziloti published his own versions of the [[Piano Concerto No. 1|First]] and [[Piano Concerto No. 2|Second Piano Concertos]], the [[Piano Sonata in C-sharp minor]], and an orchestral suite from the ballet ''[[The Sleeping Beauty]]''.
In 1887, Ziloti married [[Vera Ziloti|Vera Tretyakova]] (1866–1940), daughter of the Russian businessman and art collector [[Pavel Tretyakov]] (1832–1898) and a cousin of Tchaikovsky's sister-in-law [[Praskovya]]. Ziloti was a strong advocate of Tchaikovsky's music, which he often performed in Europe and America. The composer entrusted Ziloti with the proof-reading of his works, and making piano arrangements of his compositions (such as the ballet ''[[The Sleeping Beauty]]''). After Tchaikovsky's death, Ziloti published his own versions of the [[Piano Concerto No. 1|First]] and [[Piano Concerto No. 2|Second Piano Concertos]], the [[Piano Sonata in C-sharp minor]], and an orchestral suite from the ballet ''[[The Sleeping Beauty]]''.


Ziloti returned to Russia in 1901 as director of the [[Moscow]] Philharmonic Society (1901–02), and between 1903 and 1917 he organised his own influential series of symphonic and chamber concerts in [[Saint Petersburg]]. He fled Russia after the revolution, settling first in England and before becoming a United States citizen in 1921. From 1925 to 1942 he taught at the Julliard Graduate School, while still performing occasional recitals.
Ziloti returned to Russia in 1901 as director of the [[Moscow]] Philharmonic Society (1901–02), and between 1903 and 1917 he organised his own influential series of symphonic and chamber concerts in [[Saint Petersburg]]. He fled Russia after the revolution, settling first in England and later becoming a United States citizen in 1921. From 1925 to 1942 he taught at the Julliard Graduate School, while still performing occasional recitals.


==Dedications==
==Dedications==
In 1893 Tchaikovsky dedicated his ''Scherzo-fantaisie'' — No. 10 of the [[Eighteen Pieces, Op. 72]] for piano — to Aleksandr Ziloti.
In 1893, Tchaikovsky dedicated his ''Scherzo-fantaisie'' — No. 10 of the [[Eighteen Pieces, Op. 72]] for piano — "à Mr. Aléxandre Ziloti".


==Correspondence with Tchaikovsky==
==Correspondence with Tchaikovsky==
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* '''[[Letter 3099]]''' – 14/26 November 1886, from [[Maydanovo]]
* '''[[Letter 3099]]''' – 14/26 November 1886, from [[Maydanovo]]
* '''[[Letter 3395]]''' – 4/16 November 1887, from [[Saint Petersburg]]
* '''[[Letter 3395]]''' – 4/16 November 1887, from [[Saint Petersburg]]
* [[Letter 3443]] – 27 December 1887/8 January 1888, from [[Berlin]]
* '''[[Letter 3443]]''' – 27 December 1887/8 January 1888, from [[Berlin]]
* '''[[Letter 3463]]''' – 9/21 January 1888, from [[Hamburg]]
* '''[[Letter 3463]]''' – 9/21 January 1888, from [[Hamburg]]
* '''[[Letter 3465]]''' – 10/22 January 1888, from [[Hamburg]]
* '''[[Letter 3465]]''' – 10/22 January 1888, from [[Hamburg]]
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* '''[[Letter 3687]]''' – 5/17 October 1888, from [[Frolovskoye]]
* '''[[Letter 3687]]''' – 5/17 October 1888, from [[Frolovskoye]]
* '''[[Letter 3716]]''' – 30 October/11 November 1888, from [[Frolovskoye]]
* '''[[Letter 3716]]''' – 30 October/11 November 1888, from [[Frolovskoye]]
* [[Letter 3751]] – 27 December/8 January 1888, from [[Frolovskoye]]
* '''[[Letter 3751]]''' – 27 December/8 January 1888, from [[Frolovskoye]]
* '''[[Letter 3753]]''' – 4/16 January 1889, from [[Frolovskoye]]
* '''[[Letter 3753]]''' – 4/16 January 1889, from [[Frolovskoye]]
* '''[[Letter 3755]]''' – 5/17 January 1889, from [[Frolovskoye]]
* '''[[Letter 3755]]''' – 5/17 January 1889, from [[Frolovskoye]]
* [[Letter 3776]] – 28 January/9 February 1889, from [[Berlin]]
* '''[[Letter 3776]]''' – 28 January/9 February 1889, from [[Berlin]]
* [[Letter 3789]] – 7/19 February 1889, from [[Dresden]]
* '''[[Letter 3789]]''' – 7/19 February 1889, from [[Dresden]]
* [[Letter 3820]] – 9/21 March 1889, from [[Paris]]
* [[Letter 3820]] – 9/21 March 1889, from [[Paris]]
* '''[[Letter 3857]]''' – 13/25 May 1889, from [[Moscow]]
* '''[[Letter 3857]]''' – 13/25 May 1889, from [[Moscow]]
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* '''[[Letter 3923]]''' – 17/29 August 1889, from [[Frolovskoye]]
* '''[[Letter 3923]]''' – 17/29 August 1889, from [[Frolovskoye]]
* '''[[Letter 4001]]''' – between 11/23 and 14/26 January 1890, from [[Saint Petersburg]]
* '''[[Letter 4001]]''' – between 11/23 and 14/26 January 1890, from [[Saint Petersburg]]
* [[Letter 4021]] – 1/13 February 1890, from [[Florence]]
* '''[[Letter 4021]]''' – 1/13 February 1890, from [[Florence]]
* '''[[Letter 4076]]''' – 22 March/3 April 1890, from [[Florence]]
* '''[[Letter 4076]]''' – 22 March/3 April 1890, from [[Florence]]
* '''[[Letter 4106]]''' – 5/17 May 1890, from [[Frolovskoye]]
* '''[[Letter 4106]]''' – 5/17 May 1890, from [[Frolovskoye]]
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* '''[[Letter 4306]]''' – 17/29 January 1891, from [[Frolovskoye]]
* '''[[Letter 4306]]''' – 17/29 January 1891, from [[Frolovskoye]]
* '''[[Letter 4321]]''' – 5/17 February 1891, from [[Saint Petersburg]]
* '''[[Letter 4321]]''' – 5/17 February 1891, from [[Saint Petersburg]]
* [[Letter 4331]] – 14/26 February 1891, from [[Frolovskoye]]
* '''[[Letter 4331]]''' – 14/26 February 1891, from [[Frolovskoye]]
* '''[[Letter 4336]]''' – 22 February/6 March 1891, from [[Frolovskoye]]
* '''[[Letter 4336]]''' – 22 February/6 March 1891, from [[Frolovskoye]]
* [[Letter 4400]] – 11/23 June 1891, from [[Maydanovo]]
* [[Letter 4400]] – 11/23 June 1891, from [[Maydanovo]]
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* [[Letter 4642]] – 13/25 March 1892, from [[Maydanovo]]
* [[Letter 4642]] – 13/25 March 1892, from [[Maydanovo]]
* [[Letter 4656]] – 6/18 April 1892, from [[Moscow]]
* [[Letter 4656]] – 6/18 April 1892, from [[Moscow]]
* '''[[Letter 4705]]''' – early/mid June 1892, from [[Paris]]
* '''[[Letter 4705]]''' – early/mid-June 1892, from [[Paris]]
* [[Letter 4712]] – 22 June/4 July 1892, from [[Vichy]]
* [[Letter 4712]] – 22 June/4 July 1892, from [[Vichy]]
* [[Letter 4715]] – 28 June/10 July 1892, from [[Vichy]]
* [[Letter 4715]] – 28 June/10 July 1892, from [[Vichy]]
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* [[Letter 5043]] – 25 September/7 October 1893, from [[Klin]]
* [[Letter 5043]] – 25 September/7 October 1893, from [[Klin]]


102 letters from Ziloti to the composer have survived, of which 101 are in the [[Klin]] House-Museum Archive, and one in the Russian State Archive of Literature and Art in [[Moscow]].
70 letters from Ziloti to the composer have survived, of which 69 are in the {{RUS-KLč}} at [[Klin]] (a{{sup|4}}, Nos. 1252–1320), and one in the {{RUS-Mcl}} in [[Moscow]].


==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
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* [[wikipedia:Alexander_Ziloti|Wikipedia]]
* [[wikipedia:Alexander_Ziloti|Wikipedia]]
* {{IMSLP|Siloti,_Alexander}}
* {{IMSLP|Siloti,_Alexander}}
* {{viaf|78134609}}


[[Category:People|Ziloti, Aleksandr]]
[[Category:People|Ziloti, Aleksandr]]
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[[Category:Pianists|Ziloti, Aleksandr]]
[[Category:Pianists|Ziloti, Aleksandr]]
[[Category:Students (of Tchaikovsky)|Ziloti, Aleksandr]]
[[Category:Students (of Tchaikovsky)|Ziloti, Aleksandr]]
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Revision as of 18:37, 14 March 2024

Aleksandr Ziloti (1863-1945)

Ukrainian pianist, conductor and teacher (b, 27 September/9 October 1863 near Kharkov; d. 8 December 1945 in New York), born Aleksandr Ilyich Ziloti (Александр Ильич Зилоти); also known outside Russia as Alexander Siloti.

Biography

Aleksandr was the son of Ilya Ziloti and his wife Yuliya Arkadyevna (b. Rakhmaninova, 1835–1925). Through his maternal line, Aleksandr was a first cousin to the composer and pianist Sergei Rachmaninoff.

Ziloti graduated from the Moscow Conservatory in 1882, having studied for seven years under Nikolay Rubinstein, Sergey Taneyev, Nikolay Hubert, and also attended Tchaikovsky's classes in harmony. From 1883 to 1886 he worked with Franz Liszt at Weimar, before returning to Moscow as professor of piano at the Conservatory (1888–1891), where his students included his cousin Sergei Rachmaninoff. He left the conservatory in 1891 and spent the next eight years touring in Russia, western Europe and North America.

Tchaikovsky and Ziloti

In 1887, Ziloti married Vera Tretyakova (1866–1940), daughter of the Russian businessman and art collector Pavel Tretyakov (1832–1898) and a cousin of Tchaikovsky's sister-in-law Praskovya. Ziloti was a strong advocate of Tchaikovsky's music, which he often performed in Europe and America. The composer entrusted Ziloti with the proof-reading of his works, and making piano arrangements of his compositions (such as the ballet The Sleeping Beauty). After Tchaikovsky's death, Ziloti published his own versions of the First and Second Piano Concertos, the Piano Sonata in C-sharp minor, and an orchestral suite from the ballet The Sleeping Beauty.

Ziloti returned to Russia in 1901 as director of the Moscow Philharmonic Society (1901–02), and between 1903 and 1917 he organised his own influential series of symphonic and chamber concerts in Saint Petersburg. He fled Russia after the revolution, settling first in England and later becoming a United States citizen in 1921. From 1925 to 1942 he taught at the Julliard Graduate School, while still performing occasional recitals.

Dedications

In 1893, Tchaikovsky dedicated his Scherzo-fantaisie — No. 10 of the Eighteen Pieces, Op. 72 for piano — "à Mr. Aléxandre Ziloti".

Correspondence with Tchaikovsky

67 letters from Tchaikovsky to Aleksandr Ziloti have survived, dating from 1886 to 1893, of which those highlighted in bold have been translated into English on this website:

70 letters from Ziloti to the composer have survived, of which 69 are in the Tchaikovsky State Memorial Musical Museum-Reserve at Klin (a4, Nos. 1252–1320), and one in the Russian State Archive of Literature and Art in Moscow.

Bibliography

External Links

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