It was something Pyotr Tchaikovsky mused about in 1888 when setting to work on what would become his famed Symphony No 5. Flush from the success of its predecessor, the superlative Symphony No 4 ...

This time, the masterpiece we share is Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, Op. 64, conducted by the NHK Symphony Orchestra's Permanent Conductor, Otaka Tadaaki.

Part of the reason must be Tchaikovsky’s own views on the symphony. His attitude to it swung violently from exhausted approval immediately after finishing it (“my best symphonic composition ...

Maestra Diane Wittry and other guests share insight on the Allentown Symphony Orchestra's season finale performance, 'Tchaikovsky's 5th!,' coming up on Saturday, April 26 and Sunday, April 27 at ...