When Russian shooter Vitalina Batsarashkina stood on the podium to celebrate her gold medal in shooting at the Tokyo Games, somewhere composer Pyotr Tchaikovsky was smiling. True, the famed Russian ...

In light of Russia's invasion into Ukraine, many westerners are understandably doing their level best to distance themselves from President Vladimir Putin and those loyal to him. But some of those ...

Tchaikovsky thought his Symphony No. 6 was the best thing he'd ever written - but this masterpiece was unremittingly bleak. All of Tchaikovsky's symphonies are mini-dramas in both human and musical ...

Growing up as an avid violinist, Tchaikovsky's Serenade for Strings was one of my favorite and most rewarding pieces to play. The fact that it was a staple in the repertoire of the New York City ...

Their relationship was passionate, intense, and they shared the most intimate details of their creative lives with one another. Without their mutual support, some of the greatest symphonies in the ...

Renee Montagne talks with Miles Hoffman about the history of Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker Suite. Hoffman is the violist of the American Chamber Players, and authored The NPR Classical Music Companion.

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky is often coined as the first Russian composer to make a lasting impression internationally with his music. His music is remembered for being joyful, energetic, and uplifting; ...

‘Beloved Friend” is the phrase Russian icon Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) used to address his benefactress, Nadezhda von Meck, during their long, epistolary relationship. By mutual consent, the ...

Research by pianist Kirill Gerstein has revealed that the standardly performed version of Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto differs substantially from what the composer actually wrote. It’s a shame ...

In his latest Cannes competition entry, Russian filmmaker Kirill Serebrennikov ('Petrov’s Flu') chronicles the disastrous marriage between the famous composer and his wife Antonina Miliukova. By ...