One of the most prolific composers of the Romantic era, Tchaikovsky's pieces such as Swan Lake and Sleeping Beauty remain profoundly popular to this day. From his symphonies to his ballets, here’s a ...

Editor’s Note: Peter Illyich Tchaikovsky was born on this day in May 7, 1840. Here’s a look at the brilliant composer’s complicated history: When the conductor Semyon Bychkov arrived at a ...

Their relationship was passionate, intense, and they shared the most intimate details of their creative lives with one another. Without their mutual support, some of the greatest symphonies in the ...

However, he was initially educated for a career in the civil service, and his first job was as an assistant in the Ministry of Justice. Tchaikovsky then enrolled in the Saint Petersburg Conservatory ...

Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker is a ballet for a certain time of year. It's charmed Christmas audiences over the years with its range of gorgeous music and romantic imagery, but the performances and ...

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky is just as misunderstood as he is popular. The prestigious Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival demonstrates how much is still unknown about the composer. In the view of the ...

They shared the same birthday —May 7 — but that was about all. Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky and Johannes Brahms simply understood, felt and composed music very differently, and judged each other’s work ...

Some composers struggle to be heard, their music languishing unplayed and unloved on library shelves. Tchaikovsky has the opposite problem. His music is everywhere, and is loved by millions. His ...