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Prsakov'ia Tchaikovskaia 1864–1956)

Praskov'ia Tchaikovskaia

Sister-in-law of the composer (b. 1864; d. 1956), born Praskov'ia Vladimirovna Konshina (Прасковья Владимировна Коншина, Praskov'ja Vladimirovna Konšina, Praskov'ya Vladimirovna Konshina); known after her marriage as Praskov'ia Vladimirovna Tchaikovskaia (Прасковья Владимировна Чайковская, Praskov'ja Vladimirovna Čajkovskaja, Praskov'ya Vladimirovna Tchaikovskaya).

Praskov'ia's father was the industrialist Vladimir Dmitrievich Konshin (b. 1835), and her mother Elizaveta (1835–1870)  was the sister of the Russian businessman and art collector Pavel Tret'iakov (1832–1898); Pavel's daughter Vera was married to the pianist Aleksandr Ziloti (1863–1945), who worked closely with Tchaikovsky in his later years.

In 1882 Praskov'ia married the composer's brother Anatolii Tchaikovsky (1850–1915), and the couple had one daughter—Tat'iana (1883–1970).

Tchaikovsky often stayed with Anatolii and Praskov'ia at Tiflis during the 1880s, and he corresponded regularly with his sister-in-law.

Works dedicated to Praskov'ia Tchaikovskaia:

• Suite No. 2, Op. 53 (1883), TH 32.

Correspondence with Praskov'ia Tchaikovskaia:

• 108 letters from Tchaikovsky to his Praskov'ia Tchaikovskaia have survived, dating from 1883 to 1893.