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Architect, railway official, amateur musician, and friend of Tchaikovsky (b. 1841; d. 1914), born '''''Ivan Aleksandrovich Klimenko''''' (Иван Александрович Клименко).
Architect, railway official, amateur musician, and friend of Tchaikovsky (b. 1841; d. 1914), born '''''Ivan Aleksandrovich Klimenko''''' (Иван Александрович Клименко).


Klimenko first met Tchaikovsky during the early 1860s at [[Aleksandr Serov]]'s house in [[Saint Petersburg]], and later became one of the composer's closest friends during his period of residence in [[Moscow]] (1866–1878). In 1908 Klimenko published his own reminiscences of the composer: ''My Recollections of P. I. Tchaikovsky'' <ref name="note1"/>.
Klimenko first met Tchaikovsky during the early 1860s at [[Aleksandr Serov]]'s house in [[Saint Petersburg]], and later became one of the composer's closest friends during his period of residence in [[Moscow]] (1866–1878). In 1908, Klimenko published his own reminiscences of the composer: ''My Recollections of P. I. Tchaikovsky'' <ref name="note1"/>.


==Dedications==
==Dedications==
In 1869 Tchaikovsky dedicated the song ''Why?'' — No. 5 of the [[Six Romances, Op. 6]], Op. 6 — to Klimenko.
In 1869, Tchaikovsky dedicated the song ''Why?'' — No. 5 of the [[Six Romances, Op. 6]], Op. 6 — to Klimenko.


In 1887 he also wrote the humorous poem "To Klimenko" ([[TH]] 389), contained in [[Letter 3349]] (see below).
In 1887, he also wrote the humorous poem "To Klimenko" ([[TH]] 389), contained in [[Letter 3349]] (see below).


==Correspondence with Tchaikovsky==
==Correspondence with Tchaikovsky==

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Ivan Klimenko (1841-1914)

Architect, railway official, amateur musician, and friend of Tchaikovsky (b. 1841; d. 1914), born Ivan Aleksandrovich Klimenko (Иван Александрович Клименко).

Klimenko first met Tchaikovsky during the early 1860s at Aleksandr Serov's house in Saint Petersburg, and later became one of the composer's closest friends during his period of residence in Moscow (1866–1878). In 1908, Klimenko published his own reminiscences of the composer: My Recollections of P. I. Tchaikovsky [1].

Dedications

In 1869, Tchaikovsky dedicated the song Why? — No. 5 of the Six Romances, Op. 6, Op. 6 — to Klimenko.

In 1887, he also wrote the humorous poem "To Klimenko" (TH 389), contained in Letter 3349 (see below).

Correspondence with Tchaikovsky

19 letters from Tchaikovsky to Ivan Klimenko have survived, dating from 1869 to 1893, of which those highlighted in bold have been translated into English on this website:

Bibliography

Notes and References