P. I. Tchaikovsky’s Forgotten St. Petersburg Address

DOI 10.34690/640

Abstract

The article explores a little-known fact in the biography of P. I. Tchaikovsky: his two visits to the Tenishev princes’ mansion on English Embankment, 14, in St. Petersburg in late November and early December of 1892. The author highlights the key milestones in the multifaceted activities of prominent patrons of the arts—V. N. Tenishev and his wife, M. K. Tenisheva,—defining Tchaikovsky’s visit as a start to their subsequent creative lives. The works of artists Ya. F. Tsionglinsky and I. E. Repin, composer A. S. Arensky, and new phenomenon in Russian culture—the emergence of art periodicals at the turn of the 19th–20th centuries, particularly the magazine “World of Art,”—are examined as echoes of Tchaikovsky’s visit to the Tenishevs. The article was prompted by S. L. Ginzburg’s book “K. Yu. Davydov,” in which V. N. Tenishev was first mentioned as a figure in musical culture.

Keywords “World of Art”, P. I. Tchaikovsky’s portraits, A. S. Arensky, I. E. Repin, V. N. Tenishev, M. K. Tenisheva, Ya. F. Tsionglinsky

For citation

Belyakaeva-Kazanskaya, L. V. “P. I. Tchaikovsky’s forgotten St. Petersburg address,” Muzykal’naya akademiya [Music Academy], no. 3, 2026, pp. 204–223, doi:10. 34690/640. (In Russ.)

Published 12.01.2026

Approved 15.03.2026

Submitted 28.09.2026

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