DOI: 10.36871/hon.202101023
Authors
A. L. Balatskaya
Russian State Specialized Academy of Arts, Moscow, Russian Federation
Abstract
The article is devoted to one of the insufficiently studied pages of Tchaikovsky's epistolary
heritage — his correspondence with the novice musician Julius Conus, representative of a musical
dynasty that provided Russian culture with many prominent figures.
The focus of the study is a written dialogue between P. I. Tchaikovsky and J. E. Conus,
which lasted from XNUMX to XNUMX and reproduced from published letters and artifacts found in
the archives. The value of the correspondence lies in the opportunity to reconstruct in detail
the biography of Julius Conus during this period, as well as to trace Pyotr Ilyich's impact on
the young musician's formation. Tchaikovsky's friendly letters testify to his fatherly concern
for "Julik" (a Russified name of Julius with some scherzo tinge).
These days the name of J. E. Conus is undeservedly forgotten. In the halo of Tchaikovsky's
interest in this man appears a bright individuality of a young musician, undoubtedly worthy
to be revived in Russian musical culture.
Keywords
Tchaikovsky, Conus, friendship, epistolary, dialogue about violin art
