Vasily Orlov
Tchaikovsky Research
Russian choirmaster (b. 6/18 February 1857 at Nikolskoye; d. 23 November/6 December 1907), born Vasily Sergeyevich Orlov (Василий Сергеевич Орлов).
He studied in Tchaikovsky's harmony classes at the Moscow Conservatory between 1876 and 1878, and also studied the bassoon. After his graduation in 1880, he taught singing at various schools in Moscow, and in 1886 he was appointed head of the city's Synodal Choir.
Correspondence with Tchaikovsky
3 letters from Tchaikovsky to Vasily Orlov have survived, dating from 1885 to 1892, all of which have been translated into English on this website:
- Letter 2845 – 28 December 1885/9 January 1886, from Maydanovo
- Letter 2872 – 30 January/11 February 1886, from Maydanovo
- Letter 4764 – 1/13 September 1892, from Moscow
4 letters from Vasily Orlov to Tchaikovsky, dating from 1886, are preserved in the Tchaikovsky State Memorial Musical Museum-Reserve at Klin (a4, Nos. 3173–3176) [1].
Bibliography
- Под знаком его творчества (1990)
External Links
- Wikipedia (Russian)
Notes and References
- ↑ Including one telegram written jointly with N. F. Dobrovolsky, director of the Synodal School.