The Dae Won Cultural Foundation (Chairman Kim Il-gon) will hold its 2026 New Year’s Concert on January 29 at the Seoul Arts ...

They shared the same birthday —May 7 — but that was about all. Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky and Johannes Brahms simply understood, felt and composed music very differently, and judged each other’s work ...

Tchaikovsky thought his Symphony No. 6 was the best thing he'd ever written - but this masterpiece was unremittingly bleak. All of Tchaikovsky's symphonies are mini-dramas in both human and musical ...

Their relationship was passionate, intense, and they shared the most intimate details of their creative lives with one another. Without their mutual support, some of the greatest symphonies in the ...

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky is often coined as the first Russian composer to make a lasting impression internationally with his music. His music is remembered for being joyful, energetic, and uplifting; ...

Want to stay current with Arthur’s writing? Sign up to get an email every time a new column comes out. The 19th-century Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky—still popular today for such works as ...

Editor’s Note: Peter Illyich Tchaikovsky was born on this day in May 7, 1840. Here’s a look at the brilliant composer’s complicated history: When the conductor Semyon Bychkov arrived at a ...

In light of Russia's invasion into Ukraine, many westerners are understandably doing their level best to distance themselves from President Vladimir Putin and those loyal to him. But some of those ...

Simply sign up to the Film myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. The title Tchaikovsky’s Wife may suggest a biopic, but the words are more like a job description for the most thankless ...

Renee Montagne talks with Miles Hoffman about the history of Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker Suite. Hoffman is the violist of the American Chamber Players, and authored The NPR Classical Music Companion.