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Anna von Meck

Anna L'vovna von Meck (Анна Львовна фон Мекк) was Tchaikovsky's niece, born Anna Davydova (Давыдова) on 9/21 December 1864 at Kamenka (near Kiev), the third daughter of Lev Davydov and the composer's sister Aleksandra.

With encouragement from her uncle and Nadezhda von Meck, on 11/23 January 1884 she married Nikolai von Meck (1863-1929), and they had five children: Kira (1885-1969); Mark (1890-1918); Galina (1891-1985); Attal (1894-1916); and Liutsella (1896-1933). In 1903 they adopted another daughter: Elena (1897-1926).

Tchaikovsky dedicated the piano piece Polka peu dansante (No. 2 of the Six Pieces, Op. 51) to her.

Anna Davydova died in 1942.