Mariya Kondratyeva
Tchaikovsky Research
Wife of Tchaikovsky's friend Nikolay Kondratyev, known after her marriage as Mariya Sergeyevna Kondratyeva (Мария Сергеевна Кондратьева).
Dedications
In 1882, Tchaikovsky dedicated his Valse de Salon — No. 1 of the Six Pieces, Op. 51, for piano — to Mariya Kondratyeva.
Correspondence with Tchaikovsky
One letter from Tchaikovsky to Mariya Kondratyeva has survived, dating from the early 1890s, and has been translated into English on this website:
- Letter 4282a – 1890–1892 (?), from Saint Petersburg
13 letters from Mariya Kondratyeva to Tchaikovsky are preserved in the Tchaikovsky State Memorial Musical Museum-Reserve at Klin.
