Date	30 September/12 October 1891
Addressed to	Adolph Brodsky and Anna Brodsky
Where written	Moscow
Language	Russian
Autograph Location	Manchester (England): Royal Northern College of Music
Publication	П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений, том XVI–А (1976), p. 217 Tchaikovsky in America (1986), p. 188 (English translation) Анна Бродская (Скадовская). Воспоминания о русском доме (2006), p. 134.

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Russian text (original)		English translation Copyright © 2010 by Luis Sundkvist
Москва, 30 сентября 1891		Moscow, 30 September 1891
Милый Адольф и дорогая, добрейшая Анна Львовна!		Dear Adol'f and cherished, most kind Anna L'vovna!
Поручаю вашему благосклонному вниманию моего милого, симпатичнейшего юного друга Юлия Конюса. Я уверен, что вы оба его полюбите и приласкаете.		I entrust to your gracious attention my ever so dear and nice young friend, Iulii Konius [1]. I am certain that you will both come to love him and will treat him affectionately.
Адольф, крепко тебя обнимаю и целую ручку Анны Львовны!		Adol'f, I embrace you warmly, and I kiss the hand of Anna L'vovna!
П. Чайковский		P. Tchaikovsky

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Notes:

1. In the summer of 1891 Adolph Brodsky had taken up Walter Damrosch's offer to become leader of the New York Symphony Orchestra, and he and his wife Anna would live in America during the next three years (though returning to Europe and to Russia in the summer months). Thanks to Tchaikovsky's recommendation, the young violinist Iulii Konius had secured an engagement with the same orchestra, and the composer hoped that the Brodskys would look after him during his time in America. See also letter 4515 to Adolph Brodsky, 19/31 October 1891 [back]

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