Alexander Siloti
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Alexander Siloti was a prominent Russian pianist, conductor, and influential music teacher of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for his interpretations and arrangements of Romantic repertoire.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Alexander Siloti canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5002837 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alexander Siloti Context triple: [Sergei Rachmaninoff, studentOf, Alexander Siloti]
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A.
Mitja Nikisch
Mitja Nikisch was a German classical pianist and bandleader, known both for his concert performances and for leading popular dance orchestras in the early 20th century.
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B.
Victor Stolan
Victor Stolan was a key early initiator and co-founder of the World Wildlife Fund, helping to launch what became one of the world’s leading conservation organizations.
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C.
Neofit Rilski
Neofit Rilski was a prominent 19th-century Bulgarian monk, educator, and linguist who played a crucial role in modernizing Bulgarian education and language during the National Revival period.
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D.
Alexander Khatisian
Alexander Khatisian was an Armenian statesman and political leader who served as a prominent prime minister of the short-lived First Republic of Armenia in the early 20th century.
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E.
Nikola Kljusev
Nikola Kljusev was a Macedonian economist and politician who served as the first prime minister of an independent Republic of Macedonia in the early 1990s.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alexander Siloti Target entity description: Alexander Siloti was a prominent Russian pianist, conductor, and influential music teacher of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for his interpretations and arrangements of Romantic repertoire.
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A.
Mitja Nikisch
Mitja Nikisch was a German classical pianist and bandleader, known both for his concert performances and for leading popular dance orchestras in the early 20th century.
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B.
Victor Stolan
Victor Stolan was a key early initiator and co-founder of the World Wildlife Fund, helping to launch what became one of the world’s leading conservation organizations.
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C.
Neofit Rilski
Neofit Rilski was a prominent 19th-century Bulgarian monk, educator, and linguist who played a crucial role in modernizing Bulgarian education and language during the National Revival period.
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D.
Alexander Khatisian
Alexander Khatisian was an Armenian statesman and political leader who served as a prominent prime minister of the short-lived First Republic of Armenia in the early 20th century.
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E.
Nikola Kljusev
Nikola Kljusev was a Macedonian economist and politician who served as the first prime minister of an independent Republic of Macedonia in the early 1990s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
composer
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conductor ⓘ human ⓘ music teacher ⓘ pianist ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1930s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1880s ⓘ |
| arrangedWorkOf |
Franz Liszt
NERFINISHED
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Frédéric Chopin NERFINISHED ⓘ Johann Sebastian Bach NERFINISHED ⓘ Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1863-09-09 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Kharkov Governorate, Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Russian Empire
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United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfWork |
Germany
NERFINISHED
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Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1945-12-08 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | New York City, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emigratedTo | United States of America ⓘ |
| familyRelation | cousin of Sergei Rachmaninoff ⓘ |
| fullName | Alexander Ilyich Siloti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | classical music ⓘ |
| instrument | piano ⓘ |
| introducedComposerToPublic |
Alexander Scriabin
NERFINISHED
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Claude Debussy NERFINISHED ⓘ Maurice Ravel NERFINISHED ⓘ Sergei Rachmaninoff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | Siloti Concerts in St. Petersburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Romantic music ⓘ |
| nativeName | Александр Ильич Зилоти NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
interpretations of Romantic piano repertoire
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piano transcriptions and arrangements ⓘ |
| notableStudent |
Alexander Scriabin
NERFINISHED
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Josef Hofmann NERFINISHED ⓘ Sergei Rachmaninoff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Bach Prelude in B minor (Siloti transcription) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
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conductor ⓘ music teacher ⓘ pianist ⓘ |
| organized | Siloti Concerts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relative | Sergei Rachmaninoff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Leipzig
NERFINISHED
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Moscow ⓘ New York City ⓘ St. Petersburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedAt | Moscow Conservatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedUnder |
Franz Liszt
NERFINISHED
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Nikolai Rubinstein NERFINISHED ⓘ Nikolai Zverev NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taughtAt |
Juilliard School
NERFINISHED
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Moscow Conservatory NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Petersburg Conservatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alexander Siloti Description of subject: Alexander Siloti was a prominent Russian pianist, conductor, and influential music teacher of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for his interpretations and arrangements of Romantic repertoire.
Referenced by (2)
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