The latest research into the life and works of Russia's most popular composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
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From a 16/28 October 1889 Tchaikovsky letter to a brother:
"Just fancy, Chekhov has written saying he wants to dedicate his new volume of short stories to me. I went to see him to thank him. I am awfully proud and pleased."
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On 28 October 1893 in St.Petersburg, Tchaikovsky conducted the premiere of his 6th Symphony. Towards the end of 1923, Nathan Milstein and Vladimir Horowitz performed in the same hall in a concert conducted by Glazunov. Milstein, who played his Violin Concerto, takes up the story:
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Tchaikovsky's 'Grand Concerto for Piano and Orchestra' premiered 25 October 1875 in Boston. Pre-Boston Symphony Orchestra, the 'Harvard Musical Ensemble' accompanied distinguished soloist Hans von Bulow, who was heard to sing out: "The brass may go to hell."
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Tchaikovsky's musical quotation, dated 23 October 1887, is from the beginning of his opera 'The Enchantress' (in a piano reduction).
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Moscow's Tchaikovsky Concert Hall opened on 12 October 1940 with an all-Tchaikovsky concert. The building was conceived as a new theatre for Vsevolod Meyerhold, only the dissident director was arrested in 1939. This required a change of plan, and 1940 was Tchaikovsky's centenary.
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On 1/13 September 1866, a music conservatory was opened in Moscow under the directorship of Nikolai Rubinstein. He'd recruited as a teacher a graduate of brother Anton's St.Petersburg Conservatory- P.I. Tchaikovsky.
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Researcher of the Tchaikovsky family archive. I work with 19th-century photographs, 1,220 letters, and the documented history of the Von Meck, Davydov, and Tchaikovsky families.
Lectures in 25+ countries. UN Headquarters. 7 books.
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Setouchi International Music Festival 2026 — "Zero Session"
Sept 19–22, 2026 | Takamatsu & Miki, Kagawa, Japan
せとうち国際音楽祭2026「ゼロセッション」— 4日間のプログラムと聴きどころ｜デニス・フォン・メック / Denis von Meck @vonmeckinfo note.com/denisvonmeck/n/n5f4…
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Soprano, Emilia Pavlovskaya (9 Aug 1853-1935) sang in the main Russian opera houses. In 'Eugene Onegin' she was Tchaikovsky's favoured Tatyana. Their friendship cooled somewhat after her voice let her down in 'The Enchantress' premiere. She blamed herself for the opera's failure.
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The letter by American conductor Walter Damrosch to Tchaikovsky came not long after their fruitful collaboration around the opening of Carnegie Hall.
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On 16 May 1891 in Washington, Tchaikovsky attended a chamber concert at the Russian Embassy. His Piano Trio was performed, and the musical quotation is from it.
Here's an interesting new video about Tchaikovsky's "other" piano concertos. Do you agree with the critics?
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According to the New York Philharmonic Society programme for 22 April 1876, this was the American premiere of Tchaikovsky's 'Romeo and Juliet' (in any version). However, @TchaikResearch credits an orchestra conducted by Hans von Bulow at Steinway Hall, five days before!
