Aleksandrov, Aleksandr Vasil'yevich

Aleksandrov [Alyiksándruhff], Aleksandr Vasil'yevich (4–1–1883, Plakhino, Ryazan; 7–8–1946, Berlin, during a concert tour). Comp., choral director, regent, and pedagogue. Father of B. Aleksandrov . He sang in a church choir as a child, then, at the initiative of the singer V. Zalivukhina, was sent to P. to study music (1892). He first sang in a choir at the Kazan Cathedral, then entered the regent courses at the Court Chapel (1897). Upon grad. in 1900, Aleksandrov continued his training at the…