Vasily Filatov

Servant to Tchaikovsky's brother Anatoly, born Vasily Nikolayevich Filatov (Василий Николаевич Филатов).

After Filatov left Anatoly to work for Nikolay Kondratyev in Saint Petersburg, he maintained a correspondence with the composer.

Correspondence with Tchaikovsky

3 letters from Tchaikovsky to Vasily Filatov have survived, dating from 1886 to 1891, and have been translated into English on this website:

• Letter 2880 – 6/18 February 1886, from Maydanovo
• Letter 3318 – 13/25 August 1887, from Aachen
• Letter 4402 – 11/23 June 1891, from Maydanovo

12 letters from Vasily Filatov to the composer, dating from 1885 to 1891, are preserved in the Klin House-Museum Archive.