Quick Facts About Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- Born
- April 25, 1840
- Died
- October 25, 1893
- Nationality
- Russian Empire
- Profession
- Composer
- Notable works
- Nutcracker for Easy Piano
- Known for
- Eugene Onegin, Piano Concerto No. 1, The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, 1812 Overture
- Spouse
- Antonina Miliukova
About Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was a Russian composer of the Romantic period. 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.
Biography source:
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