Varvara Nápravník

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Varvara Nápravník (1873-1942)

Daughter of Eduard Nápravník (b. 1873; d. 1942), born Varvara Eduardovna Nápravník (Варвара Эдвардовна Направник).

Varvara was the younger daughter of the Czech conductor Eduard Nápravník (1839–1916) and his wife Olga (b. Schroder, 1844–1902).

Correspondence with Tchaikovsky

One letter from Tchaikovsky to Varvara Nápravník has survived, dating from 1889, and has been translated into English on this website:

• Letter 3979 – 4/16 December 1889, from Saint Petersburg (addressed jointly to Varvara and her sister Olga).