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Ekaterina Alekseeva

Maternal aunt of the composer (b. 14/26 February 1805; d. 17/29 January 1882), born Ekaterina Andreevna Assier (Екатерина Андреевна Ассиер, Ekaterina Andreevna Assier, Yekaterina Andreyena Assier); known after marriage as Ekaterina Andreevna Alekseeva (Екатерина Андреевна Алексеева, Ekaterina Andreevna Alekseeva, Yekaterina Andreyevna Alexeyeva).

Ekaterina was the eldest daughter of Andrei Assier and his wife Ekaterina. She was an amateur singer (contralto), who influenced Tchaikovsky's early musical development, She married Major-General Aleksandr Alekseev (d. 1861), and they had a son, Ivan, who became an army officer

Ekaterina Alekseeva died on 17/29 January 1882, aged 76, and was buried at the Smolenskoe Cemetery in Saint Petersburg.

Tchaikovsky's correspondence with Ekaterina Alekseeva:

• 1 letter from Tchaikovsky to Ekaterina Alekseeva has survived, dating from 1867.