Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Wikipedia
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky[n 1] (/ tʃaɪˈkɒfski / ⓘ chy-KOF-skee; [2] 7 May 1840 – 6 November 1893) [n 2] was a Russian composer of the Romantic period. He was the first Russian composer whose music made a lasting impression internationally.
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky | Biography, Compositions, & Facts - Britannica
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, the most popular Russian composer of all time, best known for his ballets Swan Lake and The Nutcracker.
Pyotr Tchaikovsky: The Man Behind the Music - English National Ballet
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was born on 7 May 1840, in the small town of Votkinsk, Russia. Growing up surrounded by six siblings, Tchaikovsky was particularly close to his sister Alexandra, as well as twin brothers Anatoly and Modest.
What you (might) not know about Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky
Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky’s unmistakable musical voice helped shape the sound of Romanticism. But who was the man behind the glittering façade of his works? A look at some (perhaps) lesser-known sides of the artist.
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - World History Encyclopedia
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 to 1893) was a Russian composer most famous for his symphonies, the ballets Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty, and The Nutcracker, and the operas Eugene Onegin and The Queen of Spades.
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Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky’s operas, ballets, and symphonies are firmly entrenched in the classical canon. His three Pushkin-based operas— Eugene Onegin, The Queen of Spades, and Mazeppa —are staples of major opera houses.
Tchaikovsky: A Life - Tchaikovsky Research
Earlier that year, the Tchaikovsky family chose to live together with the family of Ilya's brother Pyotr (1789–1871), a retired general, in a large apartment on Vasilyevsky Island, an arrangement that lasted for three years.
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Kennedy Center
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was a Russian composer, conductor, and civil servant who today is celebrated as the man behind two of ballet’s most beloved masterworks: Swan Lake and The Nutcracker.