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Russian pianist (b. 23 August/4 September 1854 at Uspenskoye [now Gorodishche], Vyatka province; d. 1931), born '''''Nikolay Ivanovich Abramychev''''' (Николай Иванович Абрамычев).
Italian conductor and composer (b. 29 September 1841 {{NS}} in [[Naples]]; d. 29 August 1903 {{NS}} in Vomero, near [[Naples]]), born '''''Enrico Modesto Bevignani'''''.


In his capacity as assistant inspector and professor at the [[Saint Petersburg]] Conservatory, he corresponded with Tchaikovsky in 1888.
After studying for several years at the [[Naples]] Conservatory, where he took the highest honours, Bevignani moved to [[London]] in 1864. Here he entered into a long association with the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, where he was conductor for 25 years. From 1872, he was the concertmaster of the Italian and Russian Opera companies in [[Moscow]] and [[Saint Petersburg]], and also toured in [[New York]] during the last decade of the nineteenth century.
 
In 1881, he was the conductor of the first production of Tchaikovsky's ''[[Yevgeny Onegin]]'' at the Bolshoi Theatre in [[Moscow]].


==Correspondence with Tchaikovsky==
==Correspondence with Tchaikovsky==
One letter from Tchaikovsky to Nikolay Abramychev has survived, dating from 1888, and has been translated into English on this website:
One letter from Tchaikovsky to Enrico Bevignani has survived, dating from 1881, and has been translated into English on this website:
* '''[[Letter 3742]]''' – mid/late December 1888, from [[Saint Petersburg]].
* '''[[Letter 1693a]]''' – 23 February/7 March 1881, from [[Rome]]
One letter from Bevignani to the composer, dating from 1881, is preserved in the {{RUS-KLč}} at [[Klin]].


No letters from Abramychev to Tchaikovsky are known to have survived.
==External Links==
* [[wikipedia:Enrico_Bevignani|Wikipedia]]
* {{IMSLP|Bevignani,_Enrico}}
* {{viaf|20424532}}


[[Category:People|Abramychev, Nikolay]]
[[Category:People|Bevignani, Enrico]]
[[Category:Correspondents|Abramychev, Nikolay]]
[[Category:Composers|Bevignani, Enrico]]
[[Category:Pianists|Abramychev, Nikolay]]
[[Category:Conductors|Bevignani, Enrico]]
[[Category:Correspondents|Bevignani, Enrico]]

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Enrico Bevignani (1841–1903)

Italian conductor and composer (b. 29 September 1841 [N.S.] in Naples; d. 29 August 1903 [N.S.] in Vomero, near Naples), born Enrico Modesto Bevignani.

After studying for several years at the Naples Conservatory, where he took the highest honours, Bevignani moved to London in 1864. Here he entered into a long association with the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, where he was conductor for 25 years. From 1872, he was the concertmaster of the Italian and Russian Opera companies in Moscow and Saint Petersburg, and also toured in New York during the last decade of the nineteenth century.

In 1881, he was the conductor of the first production of Tchaikovsky's Yevgeny Onegin at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow.

Correspondence with Tchaikovsky

One letter from Tchaikovsky to Enrico Bevignani has survived, dating from 1881, and has been translated into English on this website:

One letter from Bevignani to the composer, dating from 1881, is preserved in the Tchaikovsky State Memorial Musical Museum-Reserve at Klin.

External Links