Nadezhda Von Meck
Nadezhda Filaretovna von Meck (Russian: Надежда Филаретовна фон Мекк; 10 February 1831 – 13 January 1894) was a Russian businesswoman, who is best known today for her artistic relationship with Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. She supported him financially for 13 years, enabling him to devote himself full-time to composition, but she stipulated that they were never to meet. She was the dedicatee of his Symphony No. 4 in F minor. She was also an influential patron of the arts in general, active in providing financial support to Nikolai Rubinstein and Claude Debussy.
Read more about Nadezhda Von Meck: Support of The Performing Arts, Relationship With Tchaikovsky, Financial Problems, Death, Donation By Galina Nikolayevna Von Meck
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