Alexander Lebedev

[Skaichinger]

I've been trying to find information about this composer. I plan on playing his Concerto in One Movement for tuba, but I can't find any history of biography of the man.

[pgym]

http://www.windsongpress.com/brass%20pl ... ebedev.htm" target="_blank

[tbn.al]

Here is another fascinating source complete with pictures. The last paragraph is what you want but read the whole thing. Lebedev was Blazhevitch's grandson. Who would have thought.
http://www.tuba.org.ru/int.php" target="_blank

[Uncle Buck]

Lebedev was Blazhevitch's grandson. Who would have thought.

"Grandson" is in quotes in the article, with the explanation that Lebedev studied with a student of Blazhevitch. Not really his grandson.

[tbn.al]

Good catch. I missed it. I guess I am the "grandson" of Jacobs then. That sounds nice.

[ralphbsz]

My son has also been fooling around with the Lebedev concerto (although he's absolutely not ready for it yet). Nice to see some biographic information on the composer. I had read somewhere that Lebedev had a long career as a teacher, and his works are mostly teaching tools for his students.

But that usage of using "child" or "grandchild" for student/teacher relationships is common in eastern Europe. Using this logic, my kid is a grand-student of Roger Bobo - which proves that sometimes the apple does fall very far from the tree. I am an amateur piano player, and a great-great-grandchild of Franz Liszt via two different paths: My great-grandfather was a student of Liszt (and later director of the music academy in Budapest), and my piano teacher was a great-grandstudent of Liszt (via the path Istvan Thoman -> Ilona Kabos -> Roberto Szidon). Which does nothing for my playing; actually practicing would help a lot more.