Nadezhda von Meck
Russian patron of the arts
Died when: 62 years 337 days (755 months)Star Sign: Aquarius
Nadezhda Filaretovna von Meck (Russian: ??????? ??????????? ??? ????; 10 February [O.S. 29 January] 1831 – 13 January 1894) was a Russian businesswoman who became an influential patron of the arts, especially music.
She is best known today for her artistic relationship with Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, supporting him financially for thirteen years, so that he could devote himself full-time to composition, while stipulating that they were never to meet.
Tchaikovsky dedicated his Symphony No. 4 in F minor to her.She also gave financial support to several other musicians, including Nikolai Rubinstein and Claude Debussy.
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