Abandons the law for study with Anton Rubinstein at the St. Petersburg Conservatory
1866
Joins Nicholai Rubinstein on the staff of the new Moscow Conservatory
1877
Marriage to a pupil ends nine weeks later and he attempts suicide; patronage of a wealthy widow, Madame Nadezhda von Meck, allows him to abandon teaching and work on composition
1888
European concert tour
1890
End of association with Madame von Meck causes deep depression
1891
Concert tour of U.S.
1893
Dies 6 November from drinking unboiled water during a cholera epidemic
