You probably recognize the opening to Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony. Those four insistent notes. There’s a symphony by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky that starts with the same driving intensity, so intense ...
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 ...
If Pandora and Spotify existed in the time of Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, what might be on his playlists? That’s the musical question conductor David Alan Miller is exploring with Sarasota Orchestra’s ...
LENOX — For decades after the Bolshevik Revolution, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s reinvention of sacred music from the Russian Orthodox Church went unheard. Tchaikovsky’s composition was a departure from ...
CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Orchestra has released its first recording of 2025 as part of the orchestra's partnership with Apple Music Classical. The streaming-exclusive release features performances of ...
“BELOVED FRIEND”—Catherine Drinker Bowen & Barbara von Meek—Random House ($3). Any musician runs the risk of being thought queer, but Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky ran a bigger risk than most. Just how ...
One hundred years ago today Baltimore received its most honored musical guest, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky. The great Russian composer, just turned 51, had come to America at the invitation of the ...