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{{picture|file=Photo030.jpg|caption='''Nikolay Konradi''' (1868-1922)<br/>(centre) with the composer, [[Modest Tchaikovsky]], and his governess Sofya Yershova, at [[Montpellier]] in July 1876}}
Pupil of the composer's brother [[Modest Tchaikovsky]] (b. 1868; d. 1922); born '''''Nikolay Germanovich Konradi''''' (Николай Германович Конради).


Nikolay was born without the ability to hear or speak, and in 1876 his parents ([[Herman Konradi|Herman]] and [[Alina Bryullova|Alina]]) engaged the composer's brother [[Modest]] as tutor to the eight-year-old boy. [[Modest]] had mastered a system called "sonic speech" devised by J. Gugentobler, which was designed to help communication with deaf-mute children. Under [[Modest]]'s guidance, Nikolay learned to talk, write and read in three languages, and was educated to graduate level. After the divorce of Nikolay's parents in 1881, and the death of his father the following year, permanent guardianship of Nikolay was granted to [[Modest Tchaikovsky]] in 1882.
After 1876, the composer often stayed with [[Modest]] at the Konradis' estate at [[Grankino]], and was very fond of Nikolay, whom he called "Kolya". However, as Nikolay grew older he quarrelled more frequently with [[Modest]], especially over financial matters, and the composer often found himself acting in the role of peacemaker between the two men.
==Correspondence with Tchaikovsky==
53 letters from Tchaikovsky to Nikolay Konradi have survived, dating from 1876 to 1893, of which those highlighted in bold have been translated into English on this website:
* '''[[Letter 485]]''' – 7/19 July 1876, from [[Vichy]]
* [[Letter 497]] – 17/29 September 1876, from [[Moscow]] (postscript to a letter to [[Modest Tchaikovsky]])
* '''[[Letter 646]]''' – 12/24 November 1877, from [[Venice]]
* '''[[Letter 836]]''' – 22 May/3 June 1878, from [[Brailov]]
* [[Letter 873]] – 19/31 July 1878, from [[Verbovka]]
* '''[[Letter 1052]]''' – 2/14 January 1879, from [[Clarens]]
* [[Letter 1448]] – 14/26 March 1880, from [[Saint Petersburg]]
* [[Letter 1537]] – 15/27 July 1880, from [[Simaki]]
* [[Letter 1830]] – 10/22 August 1881, from [[Kamenka]]
* [[Letter 2099]] – 6/18 September 1882, from [[Kamenka]]
* '''[[Letter 2185]]''' – 3/15 January 1883, from [[Paris]]
* [[Letter 2274]] – 24 April/6 May 1883, from [[Paris]]
* [[Letter 2304]] – 22 June/4 July 1883, from [[Podushkino]]
* [[Letter 2322]] – 1/13 August 1883, from [[Podushkino]]
* [[Letter 2375]] – 22 October/3 November 1883, from [[Kamenka]]
* [[Letter 2384]] – 7/19 November 1883, from [[Kamenka]]
* [[Letter 2487]] – 9/21 May 1884, from [[Kamenka]]
* [[Letter 2593]] – 14/26 November 1884, from [[Davos]]
* [[Letter 2682]] – 11/23 April 1885, from [[Maydanovo]]
* [[Letter 2729]] – 1/13 July 1885, from [[Maydanovo]]
* [[Letter 2738]] – 14/26 July 1885, from [[Maydanovo]]
* [[Letter 2795]] – 15/27 October 1885, from [[Maydanovo]]
* [[Letter 2989]] – 1/13 July 1886, from [[Maydanovo]]
* [[Letter 3012]] – 25 July/6 August 1886, from [[Maydanovo]]
* [[Letter 3054]] – 20 September/2 October 1886, from [[Maydanovo]]
* [[Letter 3090]] – 10/22 November 1886, from [[Maydanovo]]
* [[Letter 3286]] – 11/23-12/24 July 1887, from [[Odessa]]
* [[Letter 3296]] – 23 July/4 August 1887, from [[Aachen]]
* [[Letter 3302]] – 28 July/9 August 1887, from [[Aachen]]
* '''[[Letter 3500]]''' – 19 February/2 March 1888, from [[Paris]]
* '''[[Letter 3621]]''' – 17/29 July 1888, from [[Frolovskoye]]
* '''[[Letter 3634]]''' – 1/13 August 1888 (?), from [[Frolovskoye]]
* [[Letter 3801]] – 17 February/1 March 1889, from [[Leipzig]]
* [[Letter 4031]] – 10/22 February 1890, from [[Florence]]
* [[Letter 4062]] – 6/18 March 1890, from [[Florence]]
* [[Letter 4074]] – 20 March/1 April 1890, from [[Florence]]
* '''[[Letter 4124]]''' – 26 May/7 June 1890, from [[Frolovskoye]]
* [[Letter 4167]] – 6/18 July 1890, from [[Moscow]]
* [[Letter 4180]] – 20 July/1 August 1890, from [[Frolovskoye]]
* '''[[Letter 4337]]''' – 24 February/8 March 1891, from [[Frolovskoye]]
* [[Letter 4355]] – 20 March/1 April 1891, from [[Paris]]
* '''[[Letter 4372]]''' – 22 April/4 May 1891, from [[New York]]
* [[Letter 4406]] – 14/26 June 1891, from [[Maydanovo]]
* [[Letter 4426]] – 26 June/8 July 1891, from [[Maydanovo]]
* [[Letter 4445]] – 25 July/6 August 1891, from [[Maydanovo]]
* '''[[Letter 4549]]''' – 14/26 November 1891, from [[Maydanovo]]
* '''[[Letter 4582]]''' – 23 December 1891/4 January 1892, from [[Kiev]]
* '''[[Letter 4588]]''' – 31 December 1891/12 January 1892, from [[Warsaw]]
* '''[[Letter 4594]]''' – 8/20 January 1892, from [[Hamburg]]
* [[Letter 4692]] – 20 May/1 June 1892, from [[Klin]]
* [[Letter 4722]] – 9/21 July 1892, from [[Saint Petersburg]]
* [[Letter 4830]] – 18/30 December 1892, from [[Berlin]]
* '''[[Letter 4948]]''' – 3/15 June 1893, from [[Paris]]
61 letters from Nikolay Konradi to the composer are preserved in the {{RUS-KLč}} at [[Klin]] (a{{sup|4}}, Nos.1676–1736) <ref name="note1"/>.
==Bibliography==
* {{bib|1951/52}} (1951)
==Notes and References==
<references>
<ref name="note1">The [[Klin]] archive also holds 3 letters written by [[Modest Tchaikovsky]] with postscripts from Nikolay Konradi, dating from 1876 and 1877 (a{{sup|4}}, Nos. 5091, 5092 and 5098), and another letter from 1892 written jointly by Konradi and [[Aleksandr Litke]] (a{{sup|4}}, No. 2158).</ref>
</references>
[[Category:People|Konradi, Nikolay]]
[[Category:Correspondents|Konradi, Nikolay]]
[[Category:Friends|Konradi, Nikolay]]

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Nikolay Konradi (1868-1922)
(centre) with the composer, Modest Tchaikovsky, and his governess Sofya Yershova, at Montpellier in July 1876

Pupil of the composer's brother Modest Tchaikovsky (b. 1868; d. 1922); born Nikolay Germanovich Konradi (Николай Германович Конради).

Nikolay was born without the ability to hear or speak, and in 1876 his parents (Herman and Alina) engaged the composer's brother Modest as tutor to the eight-year-old boy. Modest had mastered a system called "sonic speech" devised by J. Gugentobler, which was designed to help communication with deaf-mute children. Under Modest's guidance, Nikolay learned to talk, write and read in three languages, and was educated to graduate level. After the divorce of Nikolay's parents in 1881, and the death of his father the following year, permanent guardianship of Nikolay was granted to Modest Tchaikovsky in 1882.

After 1876, the composer often stayed with Modest at the Konradis' estate at Grankino, and was very fond of Nikolay, whom he called "Kolya". However, as Nikolay grew older he quarrelled more frequently with Modest, especially over financial matters, and the composer often found himself acting in the role of peacemaker between the two men.

Correspondence with Tchaikovsky

53 letters from Tchaikovsky to Nikolay Konradi have survived, dating from 1876 to 1893, of which those highlighted in bold have been translated into English on this website:

61 letters from Nikolay Konradi to the composer are preserved in the Tchaikovsky State Memorial Musical Museum-Reserve at Klin (a4, Nos.1676–1736) [1].

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. ↑ The Klin archive also holds 3 letters written by Modest Tchaikovsky with postscripts from Nikolay Konradi, dating from 1876 and 1877 (a4, Nos. 5091, 5092 and 5098), and another letter from 1892 written jointly by Konradi and Aleksandr Litke (a4, No. 2158).

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