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{{picture|file=Yulian Poplavsky.jpg|caption='''Yulian Poplavsky''' (1871-1958)<br/>Photograph inscribed to Tchaikovsky}}
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Russian cellist and writer (b. 1871; d. 1958), born '''''Yulian Ignatyevich Poplavsky''''' (Юлиан Игнатьевич Поплавский).
Russian cellist and writer (b. 21 June/3 July 1871 in [[Moscow]]; d. 1 February 1958 in Kremlin-Bicêtre, near [[Paris]]), born '''''Yulian Ignatyevich Poplavsky''''' (Юлиан Игнатьевич Поплавский).


In the early 1890s, Poplavsky studied the cello at the [[Moscow]] Conservatory under [[Alfred von Glenn]]. He was a guest at the composer's home shortly before his death in October 1893, and subsequently wrote an account of "Tchaikovsky's Last Days at [[Klin]]".
In the early 1890s, Poplavsky studied the cello at the [[Moscow]] Conservatory under [[Alfred von Glenn]]. He was a guest at the composer's home shortly before his death in October 1893, and subsequently wrote an account of "Tchaikovsky's Last Days at [[Klin]]".
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* '''[[Letter 5053]]''' – 2/14 October 1893, from [[Klin]]
* '''[[Letter 5053]]''' – 2/14 October 1893, from [[Klin]]


3 letters from Poplavsky to the composer, dating from 1893, are preserved in the [[Klin]] House-Museum Archive.
3 letters from Poplavsky to the composer, dating from 1893, are preserved in the {{RUS-KLč}} at [[Klin]] (a{{sup|4}}, Nos. 3650–3652).


==Bibliography==
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Latest revision as of 10:30, 20 August 2023

Yulian Poplavsky (1871-1958)
Photograph inscribed to Tchaikovsky

Russian cellist and writer (b. 21 June/3 July 1871 in Moscow; d. 1 February 1958 in Kremlin-Bicêtre, near Paris), born Yulian Ignatyevich Poplavsky (Юлиан Игнатьевич Поплавский).

In the early 1890s, Poplavsky studied the cello at the Moscow Conservatory under Alfred von Glenn. He was a guest at the composer's home shortly before his death in October 1893, and subsequently wrote an account of "Tchaikovsky's Last Days at Klin".

Correspondence with Tchaikovsky

2 letters from Tchaikovsky to Yulian Poplavsky have survived, dating from 1893, both of which have been translated into English on this website:

3 letters from Poplavsky to the composer, dating from 1893, are preserved in the Tchaikovsky State Memorial Musical Museum-Reserve at Klin (a4, Nos. 3650–3652).

Bibliography