Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) was a Russian composer whose music became the most internationally celebrated of any 19th-century Russian artist. Trained at the St. Petersburg Conservatory, he went on to write three ballets - Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty and The Nutcracker - that transformed the form from decorative spectacle into full-scale musical drama, alongside six symphonies, two landmark piano concertos and the operas Eugene Onegin and The Queen of Spades. His gift for melody and his command of the orchestra made his work a cornerstone of the classical repertoire that concert halls worldwide have never stopped programming.
The Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin performed Tchaikovsky's Third Symphony at the Philharmonie Berlin on 28 June 2026.
The Wiener Staatsballett staged a Tchaikovsky ballet programme at the Vienna State Opera on 29 June 2026.
The Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin performed Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony at the Philharmonie Berlin on 24 May 2026.
The Vienna Symphony Orchestra performed Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5 at the Wiener Konzerthaus in April 2026.
Carnegie Hall published a guide to Tchaikovsky's greatest works, noting his music has appeared on Carnegie Hall programmes thousands of times since the opening night in 1891.
United Classic Ballet presents a classical staging of Tchaikovsky's beloved "The Nutcracker" ballet.
Tchaikovsky's classic opera performed by the Hamburg State Opera ensemble.