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Cologne
Cologne (Köln) is the fourth-largest city in Germany, and part of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen). In Tchaikovsky's lifetime it was part of the Rhine Province of the Kingdom of Prussia, becoming part of the German Empire from 1871.
Tchaikovsky visited Cologne on three occasions:
- 6/18 July 1873 — an overnight stop while travelling between Dresden and Zurich.
- 15/27 July 1887 — stopping on his way to see Nikolai Kondrat'ev in Aachen; while waiting for the 6 pm train he paid two "very long" visits to Cologne Cathedral, and strolled along the banks of the Rhine [1].
- 30 January/11 February–1/13 February 1889 — to conduct the "excellent" Cölner Städtisches Orchester in a performance of his Suite No. 3 at the Gürzenich (31 January/12 February); he also had meetings with the musicians Franz Wüllner and Ferdinand Hiller, and attended a dinner given in his honour [2].
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Notes:
- Letter 3287 to Modest Tchaikovsky, 16/28 July 1887 [back]
- Diary entry for 30 January/11 February 1889 [back]