Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was born in Votkinsk in 1840 and died in Saint Petersburg in 1893. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was a Russian composer of the Romantic era. He was the first Russian composer whose music made a lasting impression internationally. Tchaikovsky wrote some of the most popular concert and theatrical music in the classical repertoire, including the 1812 Overture, his First Piano Concerto, the Violin Concerto, the Romeo and Juliet Overture-Fantasy, several symphonies, the opera Eugene Onegin, and the ballets Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty, and The Nutcracker. Recordings and performances continue to make this music readily accessible to new generations worldwide. His musical legacy remains vibrant globally and continues to be received with great attention.