Kuznetsov, Aleksandr Vasil'yevich
(1847–1918)
Kuznetsov [Kuznitsóff], Aleksandr Vasil'yevich (1847, P.; 1918 or 1919, P.). Cellist and comp. Studied vc with K. Davydov until 1865. Also was a pupil of Zeifert (vc) and N. Zaremba (comp.) at the P. Cons., grad. 1866. Was a friend of Balakirev and P. Chaikovsky . As a member of the Russian Quartet (1871–83), perf. in the premieres of Chaikovsky's First Quartet and Souvenir de Florence and of Borodin's two quartets. Also is the dedicatee of works by Balakirev and K. Davydov, among others. Was…