Aleksandra Zograf
Tchaikovsky Research
Russian pianist and teacher (b. 9/21 April 1850 at Lyubimskoye, near Yaroslavl; d. 1919 in Moscow, born Aleksandra Yuryevna Zograf (Александра Юрьевна Зограф), known after her marriage as Zograf-Dulova (Зограф-Дулова).
In 1870, Aleksandra graduated from Nikolay Rubinstein's piano class and Tchaikovsky's harmony class at the Moscow Conservatory. During the 1870s and 1880s she toured successfully in Russia and abroad, and later taught in Moscow. In 1912 she published her memoirs about Nikolay Rubinstein.
Dedications
In 1870, Tchaikovsky dedicated his piano piece Polka de salon — No. 2 of the Three Pieces, Op. 9 — "à Mademoiselle A. Zograph".
External Links
- Wikipedia (Russian)
