Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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Nationality: Russian
Born: 1840-1893
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Born: 1840-1893
Education/Training:
began piano lessons at the age of five; attended the Imperial School of Jurisprudence in St. Petersburg where he studied to be a civil servant; later attended classes organized by the Russian Musical Society (precursor to St. Petersburg Conservatory)
Notable Compositions:
opera Eugene Onegin, ballets Swan Lake and The Nutcracker, 1812 Overture
Assignments:
was a professor of music at the Moscow Conservatory and became a music critic and conductor, through which he promoted Russian music
Curious Facts:
honored in 1884 by Tsar Alexander III, and awarded a lifetime pension in the late 1880s
Quotes:
"Music is not illusion, but revelation rather. Its triumphant power resides in the fact that it reveals to us beauties we find nowhere else, and that the apprehension of them is not transitory, but a perpetual reconcilement to life."
REPERTOIRE: Iolanta Op. 69
| Concert Details | Date |
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| LA Phil: Tchaikovsky's Iolanta | May 25, 1995 |
| LA Phil: Tchaikovsky's Iolanta | May 26, 1995 |
| LA Phil: Tchaikovsky's Iolanta | May 27, 1995 |
| LA Phil: Tchaikovsky's Iolanta | May 28, 1995 |
REPERTOIRE: Trepak
| Concert Details | Date |
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| A Shining Christmas | Dec 16, 1983 |
| A Shining Christmas | Dec 17, 1983 |
| A Shining Christmas | Dec 18, 1983 |
REPERTOIRE: Overture Solennelle Op. 49
| Concert Details | Date |
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| A Choral Cornucopia | Oct 16, 1982 |
| A Choral Cornucopia | Oct 17, 1982 |
REPERTOIRE: Romeo & Juliet Overture - Fantasy
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| Tchaikovsky & Ives with MTT | Dec 9, 2018 |
REPERTOIRE: Variations on a Rococo Theme
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| Tchaikovsky & Ives with MTT | Dec 9, 2018 |
REPERTOIRE: Romeo & Juliet Overture - Fantasy
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| Tchaikovsky & Ives with MTT | Dec 8, 2018 |
REPERTOIRE: Variations on a Rococo Theme
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| Tchaikovsky & Ives with MTT | Dec 8, 2018 |
REPERTOIRE: Romeo & Juliet Overture - Fantasy
| Concert Details | Date |
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| Tchaikovsky & Ives with MTT | Dec 7, 2018 |
REPERTOIRE: Variations on a Rococo Theme
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| Tchaikovsky & Ives with MTT | Dec 7, 2018 |
REPERTOIRE: Selections from Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom
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| The Russian Evolution | Sep 27, 2015 |
REPERTOIRE: The Cherubic Hymn
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| The Russian Evolution | Sep 27, 2015 |
REPERTOIRE: We Sing to Thee
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| The Russian Evolution | Sep 27, 2015 |
REPERTOIRE: O Praise the Lord
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| The Russian Evolution | Sep 27, 2015 |
REPERTOIRE: Selections from Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom
| Concert Details | Date |
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| The Russian Evolution | Sep 26, 2015 |
REPERTOIRE: The Cherubic Hymn
| Concert Details | Date |
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| The Russian Evolution | Sep 26, 2015 |
REPERTOIRE: We Sing to Thee
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| The Russian Evolution | Sep 26, 2015 |
REPERTOIRE: O Praise the Lord
| Concert Details | Date |
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| The Russian Evolution | Sep 26, 2015 |
REPERTOIRE: Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy
| Concert Details | Date |
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| A Carolful Christmas | Dec 19, 1982 |
REPERTOIRE: Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy
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| A Carolful Christmas | Dec 18, 1982 |
REPERTOIRE: Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy
| Concert Details | Date |
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| A Carolful Christmas | Dec 17, 1982 |
