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{{picture|file=Nikolay von Meck.jpg|caption='''Nikolay von Meck''' (1863-1929)<br/>With his wife [[Anna von Meck|Anna]]}}
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Nephew of the composer by marriage (b. 16/28 April 1863; d. 23 May 1929), born '''''Nikolay Karlovich von Meck''''' (Николай Карлович фон Мекк).
Russian artist, singer, poet and amateur composer (b. 11/23 January 1852; d. 25 June/6 July 1893), born '''''Vladimir Stepanovich Shilovsky''''' (Владимир Степанович Шиловский); also known after 1879 as '''''Count Vasilyev-Shilovsky''''' (Граф Васильев-Шиловский).


Nikolay was the sixth child of [[Karl von Meck]] (1821–1876), and his wife [[Nadezhda von Meck|Nadezhda]] (b. Frolovskaya, 1831–1894), who was Tchaikovsky's benefactress. He became president of the board of the [[Moscow]]-Kazan Railway, and from 1919 he worked for the People's Commissariat of Communications.
==Tchaikovsky and Vladimir Shilovsky==
The son of Major Stepan Stepanovich Shilovsky (1823–1862) and his wife Mariya (1827–1879), Vladimir showed an early aptitude for music, and he enrolled at the [[Moscow]] Conservatory aged fifteen. Here his abilities were recognised and encouraged by his professor of composition — Tchaikovsky. After Vladimir's graduation from the conservatory, a number of his pieces were performed in theatres and concert halls, and he is said to have contributed an entr'acte to Tchaikovsky's opera ''[[The Oprichnik]]'' (1870–72)..


On 11/23 January 1884 he married Tchaikovsky's niece [[Anna Davydova]] (1864–1942) and they had five children: Kira (1885–1969); Mark (1890–1918); [[Galina von Meck|Galina]] (1891–1985); Attal (1894–1916); and Lyutsella (1896–1933). In 1903 they adopted another daughter: Yelena (b. Moyseyeva, 1897–1926).
Vladimir's mother and older brother [[Konstantin Shilovsky|Konstantin]] (1849–1893) were also friends of the composer, and during the 1870s Tchaikovsky frequently stayed at the family estate at [[Usovo]], near Tambov, where he completed his fantasia ''[[The Tempest]]'' (1873), the opera ''[[Vakula the Smith]]'' (1874), and the [[Symphony No. 3]] (1875).


On 5 September 1928, Nikolay von Meck was arrested by the State Secret Police (OGPU) on false charges of sabotage, in connection with the so-called “Shakhty affair”, and was executed on 23 May 1929, aged 66.
In 1877, Shilovsky married Anna Alekseyevna Vasilyeva (1841-1910), daughter of Count Aleksey Vladimirovich Vasilyev (1808–1895), and in 1879 was granted the title of Count Vasilyev-Shilovsky. He died on 25 June/6 July 1893, following a long illness.
 
==Dedications Vladimir Shilovsky==
Two of Tchaikovsky's compositions are dedicated to Vladimir Shilovsky:
* [[Two Pieces, Op. 10]] (1872)
* [[Symphony No. 3]] in D major, Op. 29 (1875).


==Correspondence with Tchaikovsky==
==Correspondence with Tchaikovsky==
One letter from Tchaikovsky to Nikolay von Meck has survived, dating from 1882:
15 letters from Tchaikovsky to Vladimir Shilovsky have survived, dating from 1873 to 1893, of which those highlighted in bold have been translated into English on this website:
* [[Letter 2146]] – late October/early November 1882, from [[Kamenka]]  
* [[Letter 315]] – 18/30 June 1873, from [[Kamenka]]
* [[Letter 578]] – 6/18 July 1877, from [[Moscow]]
* [[Letter 1177]] – 10/22 May 1879, from [[Brailov]]
* '''[[Letter 2166]]''' – 28 November/10 December 1882, from [[Moscow]]
* [[Letter 2196]] – 13/25 January 1883, from [[Paris]]
* '''[[Letter 2417]]''' – 24 January/5 February 1884, from [[Moscow]]
* '''[[Letter 2799]]''' 24 October/5 November 1885, from [[Moscow]]
* '''[[Letter 3151]]''' – 20 January/1 February 1887, from [[Moscow]]
* '''[[Letter 3157]]''' – 22 January/3 February 1887, from [[Moscow]]
* '''[[Letter 3160]]''' – 25 January/6 February 1887, from [[Moscow]]
* '''[[Letter 3402]]''' – 15/27 November 1887, from [[Moscow]] (addressee uncertain)
* '''[[Letter 3631]]''' – 1/13 August 1888, from [[Frolovskoye]]
* '''[[Letter 4880]]''' – 2/14 March 1893, from [[Klin]]
* '''[[Letter 4889]]''' – 9/21 March 1893, from [[Moscow]]
* '''[[Letter 4898]]''' – 19/31 March 1893, from [[Klin]]
 
7 letters from Vladimir Shilovsky to the composer, dating from 1867 to 1893, are preserved in the {{RUS-KLč}} at [[Klin]]


18 letters from Nikolay von Meck to the composer, dating from 1882 to 1889, are preserved in the {{RUS-KLč}} at [[Klin]].
==Bibliography==
* {{bib|1910/13}} (1910)
* {{bib|1940/106}} (1940)
* {{bib|1946/25}} (1946)
* {{bib|1979/81}} (1979)
* {{bib|1999/104}} (1999)
* {{bib|2009/27}} (2009)


[[Category:People|Meck, Nikolay von]]
[[Category:People|Shilovsky, Vladimir]]
[[Category:Correspondents|Meck, Nikolay von]]
[[Category:Composers|Shilovsky, Vladimir]]
[[Category:Family|Meck, Nikolay von]]
[[Category:Correspondents|Shilovsky, Vladimir]]
[[Category:Dedicatees|Shilovsky, Vladimir]]
[[Category:Nobility|Shilovsky, Vladimir]]
[[Category:Students (of Tchaikovsky)|Shilovsky, Vladimir]]
[[Category:Writers|Shilovsky, Vladimir]]

Revision as of 08:54, 8 August 2023

Vladimir Shilovsky (1852-1893)

Russian artist, singer, poet and amateur composer (b. 11/23 January 1852; d. 25 June/6 July 1893), born Vladimir Stepanovich Shilovsky (Владимир Степанович Шиловский); also known after 1879 as Count Vasilyev-Shilovsky (Граф Васильев-Шиловский).

Tchaikovsky and Vladimir Shilovsky

The son of Major Stepan Stepanovich Shilovsky (1823–1862) and his wife Mariya (1827–1879), Vladimir showed an early aptitude for music, and he enrolled at the Moscow Conservatory aged fifteen. Here his abilities were recognised and encouraged by his professor of composition — Tchaikovsky. After Vladimir's graduation from the conservatory, a number of his pieces were performed in theatres and concert halls, and he is said to have contributed an entr'acte to Tchaikovsky's opera The Oprichnik (1870–72)..

Vladimir's mother and older brother Konstantin (1849–1893) were also friends of the composer, and during the 1870s Tchaikovsky frequently stayed at the family estate at Usovo, near Tambov, where he completed his fantasia The Tempest (1873), the opera Vakula the Smith (1874), and the Symphony No. 3 (1875).

In 1877, Shilovsky married Anna Alekseyevna Vasilyeva (1841-1910), daughter of Count Aleksey Vladimirovich Vasilyev (1808–1895), and in 1879 was granted the title of Count Vasilyev-Shilovsky. He died on 25 June/6 July 1893, following a long illness.

Dedications Vladimir Shilovsky

Two of Tchaikovsky's compositions are dedicated to Vladimir Shilovsky:

Correspondence with Tchaikovsky

15 letters from Tchaikovsky to Vladimir Shilovsky have survived, dating from 1873 to 1893, of which those highlighted in bold have been translated into English on this website:

7 letters from Vladimir Shilovsky to the composer, dating from 1867 to 1893, are preserved in the Tchaikovsky State Memorial Musical Museum-Reserve at Klin

Bibliography