Background
Alexander Ledkovsky was born in Teupitz, Germany during war-time to parents Marina Viktorovna Ledkovsky (née Fasolt) and Boris Mikhailovich Ledkovsky, a prominent choral director and composer/arranger of Russian Orthodox Church music
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Alexander Ledkovsky
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Having emigrated to the United States in 1951, Alexander was educated at Trinity School and Columbia University, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Music. Having studied choir direction both at university and under his father"s tutelage, he took on responsibilities as assistant choirmaster at the Russian Orthodox Synod Cathedral "Our Lady of the Sign" located on Park Avenue at 93rd Street in New New York
Career
He also ran a secondary choir for the cathedral"s English-speaking parish in the late 1960s. He held this post until his own declining health forced him to relegate responsibilities to assistants in 2002.
Membership
During his tenure, which lasted more than a quarter-century, Alexander Ledkovsky led a number of unique projects, including concerts at Lincoln Center, performances at Carnegie Hall (in cooperation with the Russian Choral Society and the Opera Orchestra of New York), and a number of grand occasions at the cathedral, such as the canonization of the New Martyrs of Russia in 1981, the funeral of Metropolitan Philaret and the memorial services and funerals of many renowned members of the Russian emigrate community, such as choreographer George Balanchine.
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United States