Aleksandr Litke
Tchaikovsky Research
Second cousin of the composer (b. 9/21 December 1868; d. 1912), born Count Aleksandr Nikolayevich Litke (Александр Николаевич Литке), and known familiarly to Tchaikovsky as Sanya (Саня).
He was the son of state councillor Nikolay Litke (1839–1887) and his wife Amaliya, and the older brother of Konstantin Litke.
Correspondence with Tchaikovsky
One letter from Tchaikovsky to Aleksandr Litke has survived, dating from 1891, and has been translated into English on this website:
- Letter 4444 – 22 July/3 August 1891, from Maydanovo.
17 letters from Aleksandr Litke to the composer, dating from 1891 to 1893, are preserved in the Tchaikovsky State Memorial Musical Museum-Reserve at Klin.
