Does anyone know where Tchaikovsky's parents are buried and also his
brothers and sister? The only one I have come across is Modeste who I have
traced to a cemetery in Klin. This question occured to my following a
visit to La Cote Saint Andre visiting Berlioz's birthplace. I founnd the
grave of Berlioz's parents at the local cemetery there,
Regards
John Keedy
27/11/2011 11:26
Tchaikovsky's mother, Aleksandra, died on 13 June 1854 and was buried
in the Smolenskoe Cemtery in St. Petersburg. The composer's father, Il'ia,
also died in St. Petersburg on 9 January 1880, and it's quite likely that
he is in the same grave as his wife, although I can't confirm that from
the sources to hand.
Of the composer's siblings:
- Nikolai (1838-1911) was buried in the Novodevich'e Cemetery, Moscow
- Aleksandra (Sasha) (1841-1891) and Anatolii (1850-1915) were both
buried in the Aleksandr Nevskii Cemetery in St. Petersburg, but their
graves haven't survived
- Ippolit (1845-1927) and Modest (1950-1916) were both buried at the
Dem'ianovo Cemetery near Klin.
Hope this helps,
Brett Langston
27/11/2011 20:10