Vasily Orlov

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Vasily Orlov (1857–1907)

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:

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].

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Notes and References

  1. Including one telegram written jointly with N. F. Dobrovolsky, director of the Synodal School.