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Konstantin Karlovich Albrecht (4 October 1836 – 26 June 1893) was a cellist in the Moscow Bolshoi Theater orchestra, a teacher and administrator. Interested in choral music, he founded the Moscow Choral Society in 1878. He also helped to found the Russian Musical Society and the Moscow Conservatory.

Friendship with Tchaikovsky

Tchaikovsky and Albrecht met while both were working at the Moscow Conservatory. The two became friends, and Tchaikovsky dedicated his Serenade for Strings to Albrecht. Tchaikovsky also contributed to Albrecht's Collections of Choral Pieces for Single and Mixed Voices.

See also

• with Tchaikovsky List of letters from Tchaikovsky to Albrecht at Tchaikovsky Research

References

1. ^ Norris, Geoffrey; Nigel Yandell. "Albrecht". Grove Music Online. Oxford Music Online. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
2. Strimple, Nick (2008). Choral music in the nineteenth century. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9781574671544.
3. "Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings / Souvenir De Florence COMPACT DISC". Naxos of America. 2008. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
4. "Karl Albrecht". Tchaikovsky Research. 21 June 2015.

• Musicians from the Russian Empire
• Academic staff of Moscow Conservatory
• 1836 births
• 1893 deaths
• 19th-century composers from the Russian Empire
• Russian cellists