"Swan Lake by Candlelight" - concert with live dance

Name: "Swan Lake by Candlelight" - concert with live dance
Start: 2026-08-16T18:30:00+02:00
End: 2026-08-16T18:30:00+02:00
Location: Synagoga Pod Białym Bocianem

took place · 16 Aug 2026

Synagogue Under the White Stork, Wrocław, Poland

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"Swan Lake by Candlelight" - concert with live dance — Synagogue Under the White Stork, Wrocław

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The concert "Swan Lake by Candlelight" featuring Piotr Tchaikovsky takes place on Sunday, 16 August 2026 at the Synagogue Pod Białym Bocianem in Wrocław. This is the third of four Polish tour dates — following performances in Kraków (7 August) and Gdańsk (9 August), with the final concert in Poznań (14 August) to follow. Tchaikovsky's celebrated ballet score will be performed live by candlelight, accompanied by dance, within the distinctive setting of the historic synagogue. The combination of classical music, live movement, and the venue's architectural character creates a singular experience for the audience.

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About: Piotr Czajkowski

One of the towering figures of 19th-century music, Tchaikovsky left behind a body of work - from the thundering 1812 Overture to the delicate Nutcracker Suite - that orchestras and ballet companies worldwide perform more than any other Russian composer's output.

most performed ballet worldwide - The Nutcracker (Bachtrack 2024 data)

most popular Russian composer of all time (widely cited)

50M

online viewers of the XVII International Tchaikovsky Competition (2023)

1958

year the International Tchaikovsky Competition was first held (held every 4 years since)

What's new

2025-11
The XVII International Tchaikovsky Competition (Moscow/St. Petersburg, 2023) reported that its online broadcast reached 50 million viewers from 102 countries, with the competition website publishing follow-up laureate news through November 2025.
2025-02
Bachtrack's 2024 statistics confirmed that The Nutcracker remained the most performed ballet worldwide, leading Swan Lake by around 400 performances.
2026-02
The BBC Philharmonic performed Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake Suite in Manchester as part of the inaugural Eurovision Classical Concerts series, broadcast across Europe in February 2026.

Tracks

Swan Lakeworld's most frequently performed ballet, premiered 1877

The Nutcrackermost performed ballet worldwide in 2024 per Bachtrack statistics

1812 Overturehis most famous orchestral work, premiered 1882; calls for real cannon fire

Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minorone of the most popular concertos ever written

Symphony No. 6 'Pathétique'completed weeks before his death in 1893; considered one of the great symphonic masterpieces

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