Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (born May 7, 1840; died November 6, 1893) is the most popular of all Russian composers, his music combining some nationalist elements with a more cosmopolitan view, but it is ...

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was the first Russian composer whose work would make a lasting impression internationally, with Swan Lake and The Nutcracker propelling him into classical music ...

New recordings of seldom-heard music by one Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, as familiar a composer as could be, say, no. Tchaikovsky has long been a victim of his own success. Who could imagine ballet music ...

In the summer of 1888, Tchaikovsky wrote one of his many letters to her, in which he commented, "I don’t know if I have already written that I have decided to write a symphony. At first progress was ...

Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's 170th birthday inspires a special Google homepage and well-wishes from the Twittersphere.

After about six decades as a musician, violinist Leonid Polonsky will finally perform the only piano trio composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. The 71-year-old associate concertmaster of the Colum… ...

Want to stay current with Arthur’s writing? Sign up to get an email every time a new column comes out.. T he 19th-century Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky—still popular today for such ...

It’s impossible to imagine the Christmas season without “The Nutcracker,” a beloved ballet by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Written in 1892, this two-act classical ballet remains a symbol of the ...

One of the peskier questions in the classical music world: Does lesser-known mean lesser? In short: Is repertory obscurity deserved, or in any case earned? New recordings of seldom-heard music by one ...