Hermann Laroche
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Herman Augustovich Laroche ' onMouseout='HidePop("60077")' href="/topics/Saint_Petersburg">Saint Petersburg
– 18 October 1904) was a Russia
n critic of classical music and composer
who was renowned throughout Moscow
.
Laroche studied piano with Alexandre Dubuque
at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory
. After graduating from the Conservatory in 1866, he worked as a professor of music history and theory at the Moscow Conservatory
(1867–1870, 1883–1886) and the Saint Petersburg Conservatory (1872–1875 and 1879). He was a life-long friend of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
.
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
– 18 October 1904) was a Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n critic of classical music and composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
who was renowned throughout Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
.
Laroche studied piano with Alexandre Dubuque
Alexandre Dubuque
Alexandre Dubuque, also Alexander and Dubuc , was a 19th century Russian-resident expatriate French pianist, composer and teacher.He was a student of John Field and later gave piano lessons to Mily Balakirev and Nikolai Zverev....
at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory
Saint Petersburg Conservatory
The N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov Saint Petersburg State Conservatory is a music school in Saint Petersburg. In 2004, the conservatory had around 275 faculty members and 1,400 students.-History:...
. After graduating from the Conservatory in 1866, he worked as a professor of music history and theory at the Moscow Conservatory
Moscow Conservatory
The Moscow Conservatory is a higher musical education institution in Moscow, and the second oldest conservatory in Russia after St. Petersburg Conservatory. Along with the St...
(1867–1870, 1883–1886) and the Saint Petersburg Conservatory (1872–1875 and 1879). He was a life-long friend of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Russian: Пётр Ильи́ч Чайко́вский ; often "Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky" in English. His names are also transliterated "Piotr" or "Petr"; "Ilitsch", "Il'ich" or "Illyich"; and "Tschaikowski", "Tschaikowsky", "Chajkovskij"...
.