Gurilyov, Aleksandr L'vovich

Gurilyov [Gureelyóff] (Gurylyov), Aleksandr L'vovich (8–22/9–3–1803, M.; 8–30/9–11–1858, same). Violinist, pianist, pedagogue, and comp. Son of L. Gurilyov . Aleksandr Gurilyov was born a serf and received his first musical training from his father, after which he studied the piano with Field and music theory with Genishta. As a young man he played violin and viola in the serf orchestra of his owner, Count Orlov, and was also a member of a string quartet organized by Prince Golitsyn, a renowned…