Travel tips for opera lovers – Klin and Tchaikovsky

Tchaikovsky in Klin

The series about historical places of opera art & culture. Get to know exciting excursion and travel ideas for opera lovers. This time: Tchaikovsky in Klin.

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Tchaikowsky in Klin

Here, on a dacha 90 km outside Moscow, Tchaikovsky lived in the last phase of his life. Among other things, he composed his Nutcracker and Pathétique here.

Tchaikovsky Museum Klin

Tchaikovsky lived here in the last phase of his life. Among other works, he composed his Nutcracker and Pathétique here. The estate in this city, where 80,000 people live today, is located 90 kilometers outside Moscow. It was already made as a museum after Tchaikovsky’s death. His servant Sofronov and his brother Modest furnished it with personal belongings of the musician. After Modest’s death, the museum had a troubled past: “As a result of the Second World War, most of the museum inventory was evacuated to Votkinsk, Udmurtia. From the end of November until December 15, 1941, Klin was in the occupation zone of the German Wehrmacht, which severely damaged the museum. The first floor served as a motorcycle garage and cobbler’s workshop. The upper floor became quarters for 100 soldiers, who used wooden furniture left in the house as firewood. After the recapture of Klin by Soviet soldiers, British Secretary of State Anthony Eden and Soviet Ambassador of Great Britain Ivan Maiski surveyed the damaged museum as early as December 19, 1941, as part of a diplomatic mission with more than 20 correspondents. After the renovation of the house, Tchaikovsky’s removed items were returned to the museum in November 1944, which reopened with a ceremony on May 6, 1945.” (Source: Wikipedia). The house has become a central place of Tchaikovsky’s memory and all famous musicians such as Gilels, Horowitz, Richter, etc. visited the place and played in the music hall located on the premises, where concerts are occasionally held.

Tchaikovsky house:

https://tchaikovsky.house/