Georgy Kartsov
Tchaikovsky Research
Lieutenant in the Russian Imperial Cavalry Regiment, and second cousin to the composer (b. 10/22 December 1861; d. 1931), born Georgy Pavlovich Kartsov (Георгий Павлович Карцов).
Georgy was the fourth child of Pavel Kartsov and his wife Aleksandra (née Tchaikovskaya). On 7/19 January 1885 he married the opera singer Aleksandra Panayeva (1853–1942), who was a close friend of Tchaikovsky.
Correspondence with Tchaikovsky
One letter has survived from Tchaikovsky to Georgy Kartsov, dating from 1888, and has been translated into English on this website:
- Letter 3599 – 22 June/4 July 1888, from Frolovskoye.
3 letters from Georgy Kartsov to the composer, dating from 1887 and 1888, are preserved in the Tchaikovsky State Memorial Musical Museum-Reserve at Klin (a4, Nos. 1402–1404).
