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Russian military officer and educator (b. 1824; d. 1919), born '''''Ivan Samoylovich Alopeus''''' (Иван Самойловнч Алопеус).
Russian military officer and educator (b. 11/23 May 1824; d. 6/19 Jun 1904), born '''''Ivan Samoylovich Alopeus''''' (Иван Самойловнч Алопеус).


A former artillery captain, Alopeus was a teacher (from 1852), inspector of pupils (from 1855), and eventually (from 1877) director of the Imperial School of Jurisprudence in [[Saint Petersburg]]. He was Tchaikovsky's class tutor in 1855, and had a reputation for being among the kindest and gentlest of the masters.
A former artillery captain, Alopeus was a teacher (from 1852), inspector of pupils (from 1855), and eventually (from 1877) director of the Imperial School of Jurisprudence in [[Saint Petersburg]]. He was Tchaikovsky's class tutor in 1855, and had a reputation for being among the kindest and gentlest of the masters.
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==Correspondence with Ivan Alopeus==
==Correspondence with Ivan Alopeus==
It is known that Tchaikovsky continued to correspond with his old master for many years after he finished his studies, but his letters have not been preserved.  
No letters from Tchaikovsky to his old tutor have survived, but 2 letters from Ivan Alopeus to the composer, both dating from 1885, are are preserved in the {{RUS-KLč}} at [[Klin]].
 
==External Links==
* [[wikipedia:ru:Алопеус,_Иван_Самойлович|Wikipedia]] (Russian)


[[Category:People|Alopeus, Ivan]]
[[Category:People|Alopeus, Ivan]]
[[Category:Correspondents|Alopeus, Ivan]]
[[Category:Correspondents|Alopeus, Ivan]]

Revision as of 18:48, 7 August 2023

Russian military officer and educator (b. 11/23 May 1824; d. 6/19 Jun 1904), born Ivan Samoylovich Alopeus (Иван Самойловнч Алопеус).

A former artillery captain, Alopeus was a teacher (from 1852), inspector of pupils (from 1855), and eventually (from 1877) director of the Imperial School of Jurisprudence in Saint Petersburg. He was Tchaikovsky's class tutor in 1855, and had a reputation for being among the kindest and gentlest of the masters.

In 1885, Alopeus commissioned the Jurisprudence March and Jurists' Song from Tchaikovsky, to be performed as part of the schools fiftieth anniversary celebrations.

Correspondence with Ivan Alopeus

No letters from Tchaikovsky to his old tutor have survived, but 2 letters from Ivan Alopeus to the composer, both dating from 1885, are are preserved in the Tchaikovsky State Memorial Musical Museum-Reserve at Klin.

External Links