Aleksandr Sheremetev

February 27, 1859 (age 72)

Saint St. Petersburg, Russia

Aleksandr Sheremetev was the officer of the Chevalier Guard Regiment. Major-general of the entourage of His Imperial Majesty (1909). Amateur musician. In 1882 he created a symphony orchestra, in 1884 restored the choir chapel in St. Petersburg which was created in 1750-s by his grandfather. Since 1898, the orchestra and choir were giving public concerts. In 1900, Sheremetev established the Public Symphony Concerts in St. Petersburg. Sheremetev conducted the Russian premiere of Richard Wagner"s Parsifal in a series of three concerts in 1906. However his conducting on that occasion was described by the press as "primitive".After two further performances there, the production transferred to the Theatre of Musical Drama. Chief of the Court Chapel (1901-1917). Chairman of the Musical and Historical Society (1910-1916), which held free lecture-concerts on the history of music. The author of "Requiem", dedicated to the memory of Nikolai Andreevich Rimsky-Korsakov, "Pathetic Fantasy for Orchestra", a number of spiritual compositions for choir. The owner of extensive estates, including the settlement of Alekseevka, Biryuchensky Uyezd, Voronezh Governorate. In 1884, he was ranked among the nobility of the Voronezh Governorate.

Aleksandr Sheremetev

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Background

Aleksandr Dmitriyevich Sheremetev was born on February 27, 1859 in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

Education

Aleksandr Sheremetev graduated from the Page Corps (1879).

Career

Aleksandr Sheremetev was the officer of the Chevalier Guard Regiment. Major-general of the entourage of His Imperial Majesty (1909). Amateur musician. In 1882 he created a symphony orchestra, in 1884 restored the choir chapel in St. Petersburg which was created in 1750-s by his grandfather. Since 1898, the orchestra and choir were giving public concerts. In 1900, Sheremetev established the Public Symphony Concerts in St. Petersburg. Sheremetev conducted the Russian premiere of Richard Wagner"s Parsifal in a series of three concerts in 1906. However his conducting on that occasion was described by the press as "primitive".After two further performances there, the production transferred to the Theatre of Musical Drama.

Chief of the Court Chapel (1901-1917). Chairman of the Musical and Historical Society (1910-1916), which held free lecture-concerts on the history of music.

The author of "Requiem", dedicated to the memory of Nikolai Andreevich Rimsky-Korsakov, "Pathetic Fantasy for Orchestra", a number of spiritual compositions for choir. The owner of extensive estates, including the settlement of Alekseevka, Biryuchensky Uyezd, Voronezh Governorate. In 1884, he was ranked among the nobility of the Voronezh Governorate.

Membership

This was followed by Sheremetev conducting the opera"s first Russian staging on 21 December 1913 (according to the Russian Old Style calendar. 3 January 1914 according to the standard Western calendar), performed at the Hermitage Theatre before the Imperial Family, the diplomatic corps, representative members of the State Duma and senior government officials.

Connections

On 10 June 1883 Sheremetev married Marie Heyden (born 1863 in Reval), daughter of Governor-General of Finland count Frederick Heyden (1821–1900) and Elisabeth Zubov (1833–1894).

niece:: Pavel Sheremetev
Wife:: Marie Heyden

References

Great Russian Encyclopedia

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