Musicology Annotation << Back Carl Reinecke: Russian Contacts: Russian Musical Society, conservatoires, august patrons Grigory A. Moiseev The article is devoted with Russian-German musical connections in the second half of the XIX century on the example of the life and work of Carl Reinecke – composer, pianist, teacher and leader of Gewandhaus Orchestra (Leipzig). For the first time published Reinecke's letters from the archives of Moscow and St. Petersburg. Keywords: Carl Reinecke, Russian Musical Society, the Leipzig Conservatory, Gewandhaus, the Saint Petersburg Conservatory, Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna, Editha von Rahden, A.G. Rubinstein, Joseph Derffel, Emma Seehofer. Contacts: E-mail: gmoiseev@yandex.ru Pp. 19-25.