Over the past 145 years, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s “1812 Overture” has been used to celebrate July 4th, sell cereal and astound movie audiences. It’s been sampled and spoofed, with popping balloons ...

I agree with the June 11 editorial, “ ‘1812 Overture’ shouldn’t become a casualty of war.” It’s President Vladimir Putin and his cohort who are evil, not the Russian people and their culture. During ...

TOKYO >> Some Japanese orchestras have decided to stop performing a piece by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky that celebrates Russia’s defense against a French invasion in 1812. Popular among ...

Every Fourth of July, the Boston Pops concert on the Esplanade ends with a bang. And it isn't just fireworks. The high point of the 1812 Overture includes firing cannons. The piece is about Russia's ...

LENOX — What would Tanglewood on Parade be without the audience-favorite show-closer, Tchaikovsky’s triumphal, cranked-up “1812 Overture,” complete with live or pre-recorded cannons and a ...

The San Diego Symphony announced Thursday the removal of Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's famous "1812 Overture" from their end-of-season concert on Aug. 26. The work was a state commission ...

Members of the 101st Field Artillery tested the cannons which will be used when the Boston Pops perform the 1812 Overture. They planned to test the cannons earlier in the day, but couldn't because of ...

All of the various musicians and instruments of the TSO perform together. Violetta "VI" Vibrato and Roger "Roger" Rhythm explore what happens when all the instruments in the Tallahassee Symphony ...

The New Jersey Wind Symphony will also return with a performance of Tchaikovsky's '1812 Overture.' RIDGEFIELD PARK — Fireworks will once again light the skies over Overpeck County Park on July Fourth.

Notre Dame football has countless gameday traditions but one of the biggest is the playing of the 1812 Overture between the third and fourth quarters. The band plays the final portion of the overture ...