Velebín Urbánek
Tchaikovsky Research
Czech music publisher (b. 28 July 1853 [N.S.] in Moravské Budějovice; d. 26 September 1902 [N.S.] in Prague), born Velebín Augustin František Urbánek.
Tchaikovsky conducted a charity concert in Prague on 7/19 February 1888 at the invitation of Velebín Urbánek, who was then the manager of the Umelečká beseda (Society of Artists).
Correspondence with Tchaikovsky
2 letters from Tchaikovsky to Velebín Urbánek have survived, dating from 1887, both of which have been translated into English on this website:
- Letter 3377 – 8/20 October 1887, from Saint Petersburg
- Letter 3395a – 6/18 November 1887, from Saint Petersburg.
9 letters from Velebín Urbánek to the composer, dating from 1887 to 1892, are preserved in the Tchaikovsky State Memorial Musical Museum-Reserve at Klin (a4, Nos. 4463–4471).
