Alexander Siloti

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Ilyich and the family name is Siloti.
For the Bengali-Assamese language Silôţi, see Sylheti language.

Alexander Ilyich Siloti
Александр Ильич Зилоти
Siloti (left) with Tchaikovsky (right)
Background information
Born(1863-10-09)October 9, 1863
Kharkiv, Russian Empire (present-day Ukraine)
DiedDecember 8, 1945(1945-12-08) (aged 82)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupation(s)Pianist, conductor, composer

Alexander Ilyich Siloti[a] (also Ziloti;[1] 9 October 1863 – 8 December 1945) was a Russian virtuoso pianist, conductor, and composer.


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  1. ^ Spelling note: The current transliteration of his surname into English is Ziloti; however, it is usually seen in its German transliteration Siloti; and it was his choice of spelling. Initial s in German is pronounced z.