Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
7 May 1840 – 6 November 1893
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) was a Russian composer of the Romantic period, the first Russian composer to achieve lasting international fame. His works include the ballets Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty, and The Nutcracker, six symphonies, the First Piano Concerto, and the opera Eugene Onegin.
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Life events
Tchaikovsky was born in Votkinsk, a small town in Vyatka Governorate, where his father managed a state ironworks.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgTchaikovsky was educated for a career as a civil servant at the Imperial School of Jurisprudence, then worked briefly at the Ministry of Justice.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgAbandoning the civil service, Tchaikovsky entered the new Saint Petersburg Conservatory in its first class, studying under Anton Rubinstein.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgTchaikovsky became professor of music theory at the newly founded Moscow Conservatory, a post he held for twelve years.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgThe wealthy widow Nadezhda von Meck became Tchaikovsky's patron, providing an annual subsidy for thirteen years on condition that they never meet.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgSwan Lake received its first performance at the Bolshoi Theatre; the initial production was poorly received but the ballet later became a repertory cornerstone.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgTchaikovsky's marriage to his former student Antonina Milyukova collapsed within weeks, precipitating a personal crisis; the couple never divorced but lived apart.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgThe Sleeping Beauty premiered at the Mariinsky Theatre with choreography by Marius Petipa.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgTchaikovsky conducted the premiere of his final symphony in Saint Petersburg just nine days before his death.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgTchaikovsky died at age 53, officially of cholera, though the circumstances of his death remain debated.
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