L'vov, Aleksey Fyodorovich
(1798–1870)
L'vov [Lvoff] (Lvoff), Aleksey Fyodorovich (5–25/6–5–1798, Reval [now Tallinn]; 12–16/28–1870, Roman, near Kovno [now Kaunas]). Violinist, cond., and comp. Succeeded his father, Fyodor Petrovich L'vov (1766–1836), as director of the Court Chapel in P. (1837–61), improving its standards and establishing instrumental classes. As a violinist, was valued highly by Mendelssohn, Meyerbeer, Schumann, and Spontini. His comp., however, were greeted with mixed response: Berlioz praised L'vov as a…