Aleksandra Dmitriyevna Lvova

Tchaikovsky Research

Russian poet, dramatist, and inspector of the Moscow Theatrical School (b. 1849; d. 1932), born Aleksandra Dmitriyevna Shidlovskaya (Александра Дмитриевна Шидловская); known after her marriage as Princess Aleksandra Dmitriyevna Lvova (Александра Дмитриевна Львова).

In 1891, Aleksandra Lvova sent some of her verses to Tchaikovsky.

Correspondence with Tchaikovsky

One letter from Tchaikovsky to Aleksandra Dmitriyevna Lvova has survived, dating from 1891, and has been translated into English on this website:

One undated letter from Lvova to the composer is preserved in the Tchaikovsky State Memorial Musical Museum-Reserve at Klin.