Yuliya Chistyakova-Mikhalevskaya
Tchaikovsky Research
Sister of the violinist Iosif Kotek, born Yuliya Iosifovna Kotek (Юлия Иосифовна Котек); known after her marriage as Yuliya Iosifovna Chistyakova-Mikhalevskaya (Юлия Иосифовна Чистякова-Михалевская).
Tchaikovsky's correspondence with her began with her during her brother's final illness in 1885, and continued over the next five years.
Correspondence with Tchaikovsky
2 letters from Tchaikovsky to Yuliya Chistyakova-Mikhalevskaya have survived, dating from 1885, both of which have been translated into English on this website:
- Letter 2643a – 9/21 January 1885, from Moscow
- Letter 2664a – 26 February/10 March 1885, from Moscow.
23 letters from Yuliya Chistyakova-Mikhalevskaya to the composer, dating from 1885 to 1890, are preserved in the Tchaikovsky State Memorial Musical Museum-Reserve at Klin (a4, Nos. 5803–5825).
