Was Tchaikovsky a tempest or a drudge? The great Russian composer of iconic works like “The Nutcracker” and the “1812 Overture” is generally thought to have lived a life of melodrama. An alcoholic and ...

Classical composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893) is well-known for his Christmas-themed ballet, “The Nutcracker.” Another of his compositions has worked its way into the fabric of society but ...

Roland John Wiley’s Tchaikovsky’s Ballets [1] is an anomaly: an authoritative, important, useful book on dance, based on primary source materials, meticulously researched, and intelligently presented.

An evening of Russian masterpieces on the next broadcast by The Phoenix Symphony. An evening of Russian masterpieces on the next broadcast by The Phoenix Symphony. Conductor Ilyich Rivas leads a ...

Tchaikovky’s ballet The Nutcracker is now a staple of the holiday season. Less well-known is the famed Russian composer’s strong connection to the United States and, in particular, New York. In ...

Sometimes it takes a first-rate artist to breathe life into a second-rate piece of music. It all begins cozied up to a crackling fire in the month of January, where Lim finds much tenderness in ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by The composer’s brother Modest long wanted to collaborate. They eventually got their chance, to bring Pushkin to the opera stage. By Arya Roshanian In ...