Who knows the biography of Irene eneri young Russian composer and pianist?

Answer 1

See my answer on the Discussion page.

Irene Eneri was born as Irene Biriukov on Ostrogojsk, on November 2/15 1897. Her parents were an unknown Biriukov (probably an officer) and Maria ("Marussia") Bronikowsky (1874-1928).

Her parents were soon divorced, and Maria married Alexei Alexeievitch Goriainov (1872-1935), who adopted the little girl. Irene became a well-known child pianist, using the name Irene Eneri(-Gorainoff).

On 4/17 May 1916 she married in St Petersburg Sergei Mikhailovitch Sukhotin (1887-1926). In December of the same year her husband was among the murderers of Rasputin.

Irene Eneri married again on 27 April 1946, in Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois (France), Paul Petrovitch Borovsky (1892-1955). She died in Paris on January 23 1980.

Thank you,very much, Zimon.

I red in ALEXANDER PALACE FORUM that Prince PP ISHEEV (1889 - 1959) writes in his memoirs that the real name of IRENE ENERI was CHEGODAEV (¿ ?) and that she was sister of prince Andrey Chegodaev and a very good friend of princess IRINA of RUSSIA , YUSUPOV ' S WIFE. In another internet page , about Sibelius, I found that as a Chegodaev, she was marketed as one of Gengis Khan descendents.

Do you, Zimon, speak Russian ? If you do , enter on www._esenin_ru_forum . If you don't, like me , you need translation which is very bad , but on pages 9 and 10 you can found the same story told by Isheev and a charming photo of Irene Eneri with Glazunov.

You can find others photos of the little pianist, offered in vintage e. bay ( numbers 95356 and 95364) .

Some of her original works are now in Finland, at the Helsinky University.

The piano rolls ( 1 piano concert Chopin) recorded the 10 february 1910 at Saint Petersburg are offered for sale. Look for : Welte License Piano Roll set 1st Piano concerto for sale.