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	* '''[[Letter 3935]]''' – 13/25 September 1889, from [[Moscow]]		* '''[[Letter 3935]]''' – 13/25 September 1889, from [[Moscow]]

	11 letters from Burmester to Tchaikovsky have survived, dating from 1888 to 1893, of which 10 are preserved in the {{RUS-KLč}} at [[Klin]], and one is in the {{RUS-Mcl}} in [[Moscow]].		11 letters from Burmester to Tchaikovsky have survived, dating from 1888 to 1893, of which 10 are preserved in the {{RUS-KLč}} at [[Klin]] (a{{sup\|4}}, Nos. 348–357), and one is in the {{RUS-Mcl}} in [[Moscow]].

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	German violinist (b. 2/16 March 1869 in [[Hamburg]]; d. 16 January 1933 in [[Hamburg]]).		German violinist (b. 16 March 1869 {{NS}} in [[Hamburg]]; d. 16 January 1933 in [[Hamburg]]).

	==Biography==		==Biography==

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	{{picture\|file=Willy Burmester.jpg\|caption='''Willy Burmester''' (1869-1933)}}		{{picture\|file=Willy Burmester.jpg\|caption='''Willy Burmester''' (1869-1933)}}
	German violinist (b. 16 March 1869 in [[Hamburg]]; d. 16 January 1933 in [[Hamburg]]).		German violinist (b. 2/16 March 1869 in [[Hamburg]]; d. 16 January 1933 in [[Hamburg]]).

	==Biography==		==Biography==
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	* '''[[Letter 3935]]''' – 13/25 September 1889, from [[Moscow]]		* '''[[Letter 3935]]''' – 13/25 September 1889, from [[Moscow]]

	11 letters from Burmester to Tchaikovsky have survived, dating from 1888 to 1893, of which 10 are preserved in the {{RUS-KLč}} at [[Klin]], and one is in the ~~Russian State Archive of Literature and Art~~ in [[Moscow]].		11 letters from Burmester to Tchaikovsky have survived, dating from 1888 to 1893, of which 10 are preserved in the {{RUS-KLč}} at [[Klin]], and one is in the {{RUS-Mcl}} in [[Moscow]].

	==External Links==		==External Links==
	* [[wikipedia:Willy_Burmester\|Wikipedia]]		* [[wikipedia:Willy_Burmester\|Wikipedia]]
			* {{viaf\|32767043}}

	==Bibliography==		==Bibliography==

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	* '''[[Letter 3935]]''' – 13/25 September 1889, from [[Moscow]]		* '''[[Letter 3935]]''' – 13/25 September 1889, from [[Moscow]]

	11 letters from Burmester to Tchaikovsky have survived, dating from 1888 to 1893, of which 10 are preserved in the [[Klin]] ~~House-Museum Archive~~, and one is in the Russian State Archive of Literature and Art in [[Moscow]].		11 letters from Burmester to Tchaikovsky have survived, dating from 1888 to 1893, of which 10 are preserved in the {{RUS-KLč}} at [[Klin]], and one is in the Russian State Archive of Literature and Art in [[Moscow]].

	==External Links==		==External Links==

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	==Biography==		==Biography==
	The son of a violinist in the [[Hamburg]] Philharmonic Orchestra, Willy by the age of seven had won the reputation of a child prodigy in his native city, and three years later he played [[Mendelssohn]]'s Violin Concerto at the Conventgarten. He studied under Joseph Joachim from 1882 to 1885 at the Hochschule in [[Berlin]], where he was thoroughly grounded in the classical tradition, although he would later depart from the ideals of the Joachim school in concentrating on music of the bravura type. After returning to Hamburg Willy received some encouragement in his career from [[Hans von Bülow]].		The son of a violinist in the [[Hamburg]] Philharmonic Orchestra, Willy by the age of seven had won the reputation of a child prodigy in his native city, and three years later he played [[Mendelssohn]]'s Violin Concerto at the Conventgarten. He studied under Joseph Joachim from 1882 to 1885 at the Hochschule in [[Berlin]], where he was thoroughly grounded in the classical tradition, although he would later depart from the ideals of the Joachim school in concentrating on music of the bravura type. After returning to Hamburg, Willy received some encouragement in his career from [[Hans von Bülow]].

	==Tchaikovsky and Burmester==		==Tchaikovsky and Burmester==
	On 8/20 January 1888, the day that Tchaikovsky was due to conduct a Philharmonic Society concert in [[Hamburg]] featuring his own works, he was visited in the morning by Willy, his sister Johanna (a pianist), and their father. Willy played him his [[Violin Concerto]], and Tchaikovsky promised that he would write letters of recommendation to [[Édouard Colonne]] and [[Hans von Bülow]] on behalf of the "talented young violinist" (as he called him in the ''[[Autobiographical Account of a Tour Abroad in the Year 1888]]'').		On 8/20 January 1888, the day that Tchaikovsky was due to conduct a Philharmonic Society concert in [[Hamburg]] featuring his own works, he was visited in the morning by Willy, his sister Johanna (a pianist), and their father. Willy played him his [[Violin Concerto]], and Tchaikovsky promised that he would write letters of recommendation to [[Édouard Colonne]] and [[Hans von Bülow]] on behalf of the "talented young violinist" (as he called him in the ''[[Autobiographical Account of a Tour Abroad in the Year 1888]]'').

	On 28 March 1888 {{NS}} Burmester wrote the first of his 11 letters to Tchaikovsky (they corresponded in German), asking if he could help him to be engaged as concertmaster and soloist at the summer concerts in [[Pavlovsk]], near [[Saint Petersburg]], which the German conductor [[Julius Laube]] was going to conduct. (Laube]] and his orchestra had been invited to [[Pavlovsk]] on Tchaikovsky's recommendation). Burmester obtained such an engagement and went to [[Pavlovsk]] that summer, where Tchaikovsky heard him play at a concert on 8/20 July 1888. At the end of the summer Burmester was considering staying in Russia for the winter season and wrote to Tchaikovsky asking for permission to perform his [[Violin Concerto]], as well as for recommendations to the Russian Musical Society in [[Moscow]]. However, Tchaikovsky, who was on the society's board of directors, explained that all the concerts in [[Moscow]] had already been scheduled, and Burmester returned to Germany.		On 28 March 1888 {{NS}}, Burmester wrote the first of his 11 letters to Tchaikovsky (they corresponded in German), asking if he could help him to be engaged as concertmaster and soloist at the summer concerts in [[Pavlovsk]], near [[Saint Petersburg]], which the German conductor [[Julius Laube]] was going to conduct. (Laube]] and his orchestra had been invited to [[Pavlovsk]] on Tchaikovsky's recommendation.) Burmester obtained such an engagement and went to [[Pavlovsk]] that summer, where Tchaikovsky heard him play at a concert on 8/20 July 1888. At the end of the summer Burmester was considering staying in Russia for the winter season and wrote to Tchaikovsky asking for permission to perform his [[Violin Concerto]], as well as for recommendations to the Russian Musical Society in [[Moscow]]. However, Tchaikovsky, who was on the society's board of directors, explained that all the concerts in [[Moscow]] had already been scheduled, and Burmester returned to Germany.

	The following year, at the Philharmonic Society concert in [[Hamburg]] on 3/15 March 1889, in the first half of which Tchaikovsky conducted the first performance in Germany of his [[Symphony No. 5]], Burmester appeared as a soloist in the second half, playing Ernst's Violin Concerto in F♯ minor and two solo violin pieces by Spohr and Wieniawski, with [[Julius von Bernuth]] conducting. An entry in Tchaikovsky's diary during that stay in [[Hamburg]] suggests that the young violinist's requests for support in advancing his career were beginning to get on his nerves: "Burmester is becoming more and more repulsive to me" <ref name="note1"/>. Nevertheless, Burmester would again receive an invitation to play at [[Pavlovsk]] that summer.		The following year, at the Philharmonic Society concert in [[Hamburg]] on 3/15 March 1889, in the first half of which Tchaikovsky conducted the first performance in Germany of his [[Symphony No. 5]], Burmester appeared as a soloist in the second half, playing Ernst's Violin Concerto in F♯ minor and two solo violin pieces by Spohr and Wieniawski, with [[Julius von Bernuth]] conducting. An entry in Tchaikovsky's diary during that stay in [[Hamburg]] suggests that the young violinist's requests for support in advancing his career were beginning to get on his nerves: "Burmester is becoming more and more repulsive to me" <ref name="note1"/>. Nevertheless, Burmester would again receive an invitation to play at [[Pavlovsk]] that summer.

	After having had some lessons with [[Bülow]] in the autumn of 1889 (they studied [[Bach]] and sonatas by [[Beethoven]] and [[Brahms]]), Burmester accepted an appointment as orchestral leader at Sondershausen. In the summer of 1892 he was engaged as concertmaster and soloist with the "Aquarium Orchestra" in the Zoological Garden of [[Saint Petersburg]]. He wrote again to Tchaikovsky, asking if they could take part in a joint concert, but the composer was too busy to consider such an idea. At the end of that summer Burmester removed to Helsingfors (Helsinki) where he obtained an appointment as concertmaster and soloist with the newly established Philharmonic Orchestra under [[Robert Kajanus]]. Burmester's last letter to Tchaikovsky, sent from Helsingfors on 2 February 1893 {{NS}}, contained an invitation (seconded by [[Kajanus]]) to the composer to come to Helsingfors, "a small but music-loving city which is full of enthusiasm for your masterpieces", and conduct some concerts there as he had done in so many other European cities. Tchaikovsky was unable to travel to Finland that spring, and so Burmester's hopes of playing the [[Violin Concerto]] with the composer himself conducting were never fulfilled.		After having had some lessons with [[Bülow]] in the autumn of 1889 (they studied [[Bach]] and sonatas by [[Beethoven]] and [[Brahms]]), Burmester accepted an appointment as orchestral leader at Sondershausen. In the summer of 1892 he was engaged as concertmaster and soloist with the "Aquarium Orchestra" in the Zoological Garden of [[Saint Petersburg]]. He wrote again to Tchaikovsky, asking if they could take part in a joint concert, but the composer was too busy to consider such an idea. At the end of that summer Burmester removed to Helsingfors (Helsinki), where he obtained an appointment as concertmaster and soloist with the newly established Philharmonic Orchestra under [[Robert Kajanus]]. Burmester's last letter to Tchaikovsky, sent from Helsingfors on 2 February 1893 {{NS}}, contained an invitation (seconded by [[Kajanus]]) to the composer to come to Helsingfors, "a small but music-loving city which is full of enthusiasm for your masterpieces", and conduct some concerts there as he had done in so many other European cities. Tchaikovsky was unable to travel to Finland that spring, and so Burmester's hopes of playing the [[Violin Concerto]] with the composer himself conducting were never fulfilled.

	A Paganini recital which Burmester gave in [[Berlin]] in 1894 led to the international breakthrough he had so yearned for. His solo recitals in Europe and America would attract much attention for their technical feats, although his subsequent career did not fulfil the promise of his earlier years. He finally settled in [[Berlin]], where he taught with success. He was also known for his editions of small pieces for the violin by the older masters. In his autobiography ''{{bib\|1926/2\|Fünfzig Jahre Künstlerleben}}'' (1926) there is a whole chapter dedicated to Tchaikovsky and [[Hans von Bülow]].		A Paganini recital which Burmester gave in [[Berlin]] in 1894 led to the international breakthrough he had so yearned for. His solo recitals in Europe and America would attract much attention for their technical feats, although his subsequent career did not fulfil the promise of his earlier years. He finally settled in [[Berlin]], where he taught with success. He was also known for his editions of small pieces for the violin by the older masters. In his autobiography ''{{bib\|1926/2\|Fünfzig Jahre Künstlerleben}}'' (1926), there is a whole chapter dedicated to Tchaikovsky and [[Hans von Bülow]].

	==Correspondence with Tchaikovsky==		==Correspondence with Tchaikovsky==

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{{picture|file=Willy Burmester.jpg|caption='''Willy Burmester''' (1869-1933)}}
German violinist (b. 16 March 1869 in [[Hamburg]]; d. 16 January 1933 in [[Hamburg]]).

==Biography==
The son of a violinist in the [[Hamburg]] Philharmonic Orchestra, Willy by the age of seven had won the reputation of a child prodigy in his native city, and three years later he played [[Mendelssohn]]'s Violin Concerto at the Conventgarten. He studied under Joseph Joachim from 1882 to 1885 at the Hochschule in [[Berlin]], where he was thoroughly grounded in the classical tradition, although he would later depart from the ideals of the Joachim school in concentrating on music of the bravura type. After returning to Hamburg Willy received some encouragement in his career from [[Hans von Bülow]].

==Tchaikovsky and Burmester==
On 8/20 January 1888, the day that Tchaikovsky was due to conduct a Philharmonic Society concert in [[Hamburg]] featuring his own works, he was visited in the morning by Willy, his sister Johanna (a pianist), and their father. Willy played him his [[Violin Concerto]], and Tchaikovsky promised that he would write letters of recommendation to [[Édouard Colonne]] and [[Hans von Bülow]] on behalf of the "talented young violinist" (as he called him in the ''[[Autobiographical Account of a Tour Abroad in the Year 1888]]'').

On 28 March 1888 {{NS}} Burmester wrote the first of his 11 letters to Tchaikovsky (they corresponded in German), asking if he could help him to be engaged as concertmaster and soloist at the summer concerts in [[Pavlovsk]], near [[Saint Petersburg]], which the German conductor [[Julius Laube]] was going to conduct. (Laube]] and his orchestra had been invited to [[Pavlovsk]] on Tchaikovsky's recommendation). Burmester obtained such an engagement and went to [[Pavlovsk]] that summer, where Tchaikovsky heard him play at a concert on 8/20 July 1888. At the end of the summer Burmester was considering staying in Russia for the winter season and wrote to Tchaikovsky asking for permission to perform his [[Violin Concerto]], as well as for recommendations to the Russian Musical Society in [[Moscow]]. However, Tchaikovsky, who was on the society's board of directors, explained that all the concerts in [[Moscow]] had already been scheduled, and Burmester returned to Germany.

The following year, at the Philharmonic Society concert in [[Hamburg]] on 3/15 March 1889, in the first half of which Tchaikovsky conducted the first performance in Germany of his [[Symphony No. 5]], Burmester appeared as a soloist in the second half, playing Ernst's Violin Concerto in F♯ minor and two solo violin pieces by Spohr and Wieniawski, with [[Julius von Bernuth]] conducting. An entry in Tchaikovsky's diary during that stay in [[Hamburg]] suggests that the young violinist's requests for support in advancing his career were beginning to get on his nerves: "Burmester is becoming more and more repulsive to me" <ref name="note1"/>. Nevertheless, Burmester would again receive an invitation to play at [[Pavlovsk]] that summer.

After having had some lessons with [[Bülow]] in the autumn of 1889 (they studied [[Bach]] and sonatas by [[Beethoven]] and [[Brahms]]), Burmester accepted an appointment as orchestral leader at Sondershausen. In the summer of 1892 he was engaged as concertmaster and soloist with the "Aquarium Orchestra" in the Zoological Garden of [[Saint Petersburg]]. He wrote again to Tchaikovsky, asking if they could take part in a joint concert, but the composer was too busy to consider such an idea. At the end of that summer Burmester removed to Helsingfors (Helsinki) where he obtained an appointment as concertmaster and soloist with the newly established Philharmonic Orchestra under [[Robert Kajanus]]. Burmester's last letter to Tchaikovsky, sent from Helsingfors on 2 February 1893 {{NS}}, contained an invitation (seconded by [[Kajanus]]) to the composer to come to Helsingfors, "a small but music-loving city which is full of enthusiasm for your masterpieces", and conduct some concerts there as he had done in so many other European cities. Tchaikovsky was unable to travel to Finland that spring, and so Burmester's hopes of playing the [[Violin Concerto]] with the composer himself conducting were never fulfilled.

A Paganini recital which Burmester gave in [[Berlin]] in 1894 led to the international breakthrough he had so yearned for. His solo recitals in Europe and America would attract much attention for their technical feats, although his subsequent career did not fulfil the promise of his earlier years. He finally settled in [[Berlin]], where he taught with success. He was also known for his editions of small pieces for the violin by the older masters. In his autobiography ''{{bib|1926/2|Fünfzig Jahre Künstlerleben}}'' (1926) there is a whole chapter dedicated to Tchaikovsky and [[Hans von Bülow]].

==Correspondence with Tchaikovsky==
4 letters from Tchaikovsky to Willy Burmester have survived, dating from 1888 to 1889, all of which have been translated into English on this website:
* '''[[Letter 3659]]''' – 7/19 September 1888, from [[Frolovskoye]]
* '''[[Letter 3689]]''' – 8/20 October 1888, from [[Frolovskoye]]
* '''[[Letter 3784]]''' – 5/17 February 1889, from [[Dresden]]
* '''[[Letter 3935]]''' – 13/25 September 1889, from [[Moscow]]

11 letters from Burmester to Tchaikovsky have survived, dating from 1888 to 1893, of which 10 are preserved in the [[Klin]] House-Museum Archive, and one is in the Russian State Archive of Literature and Art in [[Moscow]].

==External Links==
* [[wikipedia:Willy_Burmester|Wikipedia]]

==Bibliography==
* {{bib|1926/2}} (1926)
* {{bib|1962/32}} (1962)
* {{bib|1975/8}} (1975)
* {{bib|1998/46}} (1998)
* {{bib|2004/7}} (2004)
* {{bib|2006/6}} (2006)

==Notes and References==
<references>
<ref name="note1">Diary entry for 2/14 March 1889. Here quoted from {{bib|1973/106|The Diaries of Tchaikovsky}} (1973), p. 264.</ref>
</references>
[[Category:People|Burmester, Willy]]
[[Category:Correspondents|Burmester, Willy]]
[[Category:Violinists|Burmester, Willy]]