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Also known as Anatoly Konstantinovich Lyadov, Anatolij Konstantinovich Lyadov, Anatolij Konstantinovič Ljadov

Russian composer, teacher and conductor (1855-1914)

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Anatoly Lyadov was a Russian composer, conductor, and pedagogue born in Saint Petersburg in 1855. He studied at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory and later served as a university teacher there. His professional activities spanned music, piano, conducting, and folklore. He was also an ethnographer and spoke Russian.

Lyadov’s works include compositions in the classical and romantic genres. He played the piano and violin. His career began in 1873. He died in Borovichi in 1914 and is buried at Tikhvin Cemetery. His students included Fedir Yakymenko, Mart Saar, Yakiv Stepovy, and Adelaide von Skilondz. He is described in the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary.

Synthesized by Vinony from 29 facts across 4 sources: Wikidata, MusicBrainz, Last.fm, Europeana Sparql. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Works
3

Top works

  • Lyadov, Polonaise in C (transcribed for Organ by L. Ciampa)
  • Eight Russian Folksongs, Op. 58
  • Eight Russian Folksongs

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
49,558
Total plays
190,885

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Anatoly Konstantinovich Lyadov or Liadov (Russian: Анатолий Константинович Лядов), (May 11 (old style April 29) 1855 St Petersburg - August 28 (old style August 15) 1914, Polynovka, Borovichevsky uezd, Novgorod district) was a Russian composer, teacher and conductor. Lyadov was born in St. Petersburg into a family of eminent Russian musicians. He was taught informally by his conductor father from 1860 to 1868, and then in 1870 entered the St. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Anatoly+Lyadov">R

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Anatoly
Gender
male
Citizenship
Russian Empire
Place of birth
Saint Petersburg
Place of death
Borovichi
Occupation
folklorist
Languages spoken
Russian
Field of work
folklore
Instrument
violin
Image
Anatoly Lyadov.jpg
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Commons category
Anatoly Lyadov
date of birth
1855-05-11
date of death
1914-08-28
name in native language
Анато́лий Константи́нович Ля́дов
place of burial
Tikhvin Cemetery
start of work period
1873-00-00
Sources (4)

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Works in European collections

28 objects attributed to Anatoly Lyadov, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana