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Anna L'vovna Von Meck

Анна Львовна Фон Мекк

Niece of the composer. Born Anna L'vovna Davydova (Давыдова) on 9/21 December 1864 at Kamenka (Kiev Region), Ukraine, the third daughter of Lev Vasil'evich DAVYDOV and his wife Aleksandra Il'inichna (b. TCHAIKOVSKAIA).

With encouragement from her uncle, on 11/23 January 1884 she married Nikolai Karlovich VON MECK (1863-1929), and they had five children:

1. Kira Nikolaevna VON MECK (1885-1969)
2. Mark Nikolaevich VON MECK (1890-1918)
3. Galina Nikolaevich VON MECK (1891-1985)
4. Attal Nikolaevich VON MECK (1894-1916)
5. Liutsella Nikolaevna VON MECK (1896-1933)

In 1903 they adopted another child:

6. Elena Nikolaevna VON MECK [born Elena Aleksandrovna KHAKMAN] (1897-1926).

Tchaikovsky dedicated the piano piece Polka peu dansante (No. 2 of the Six Pieces, Op. 51) to his niece Anna, who survived until 1942.