Mariya Kondratyeva
Tchaikovsky Research
Wife of Tchaikovsky's friend Nikolay Kondratyev, known after her marriage as Mariya Sergeyevna Kondratyeva (Мария Сергеевна Кондратьева).
Dedications
In 1882, Tchaikovsky dedicated his piano piece Valse de Salon — No. 1 of the Six Pieces, Op. 51 — to Mariya Kondratyeva.
Correspondence with Tchaikovsky
One letter from Tchaikovsky to Mariya Kondratyeva has survived, dating from the early 1890s, and has been translated into English on this website:
- Letter 4282a – 1890–1892 (?), from Saint Petersburg
13 letters from Mariya Kondratyeva to Tchaikovsky are preserved in the Tchaikovsky State Memorial Musical Museum-Reserve at Klin (a4, Nos. 1654–1666).
