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Geneva

Geneva (Genève) is the second-largest city in Switzerland, and the administrative centre of the Republic and Canton of Geneva.

Tchaikovsky visited Geneva on several occasions:

• 16/28 July–17/29 July 1873 — travelling between Vevey and Turin.
• late December 1875/early January 1876–3/15 January 1876 — staying with his sister Aleksandra.
• around 7/19 October–10/22 October 1877 — travelling to Clarens with his brother Anatolii.
• 24 February/8 March–25 February/9 March 1878 — en route from Florence to Clarens.
• 17/29 January 1879 — on a day's outing from Clarens, to attend a concert of works by Spohr, Spontini and Weber.
• 20 February/4 March–26 February/10 March 1889 — to rehearse and conduct a concert at the New Theatre (25 February/9 March 1889), including the Serenade for String Orchestra and the Suite No. 1.