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Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23, was composed between November 1874 and February 1875 at the request of Nikolai Rubinstein, director of the Moscow Conservatory. It…

Igor Stravinsky conducts The Firebird in a memorable farewell concert in London in 1965. Watch the concert here: http://ow.ly/YwI7H. Subscribe to our channel for more videos: http://ow.ly/ugONZ. For all Igor…

Tchaikovsky’s Romeo & Juliet Fantasy-Overture is a symphonic poem based on Shakespeare’s tragic romance. It introduced me to Tchaikovsky and got me hooked on classical music two years ago. While…

Pyotr Ilich Tchaikovsky, born on May 7, 1840 in Vótkinsk, Russia, is a renowned 19th-century Russian composer. His name can be transcribed differently in various languages. Tchaikovsky’s father was a…

Listen to Tchaikovsky’s Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48 on Passing Through’s YouTube channel. Premiered in 1880, it’s one of the late Romantic era’s definitive compositions. Tchaikovsky wrote…

Enjoy a performance of Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No 2, “The Little Russian,” Movement 1, Andante Sostenuto by the Sydney Youth Philharmonic. Conducted by Brian Buggy OAM, this symphony orchestra is comprised…

…1994 performance at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg is exactly as Tchaikovsky intended. Choreographed by Vassily Vainonen, it closely resembles the original 1892 staging. The Kirov Ballet performs this…

Tchaikovsky’s “None But The Lonely Hearts” is one of his best-loved vocal pieces. It comes from his collection of six songs, Op. 6, and was composed to a Russian translation…

Igor Stravinsky’s “The Rite of Spring” ballet is choreographed by Maurice Béjart. For more information, visit the Wikipedia links: Igor Stravinsky, The Rite of Spring, and Maurice Béjart….

Rimsky Korsakov’s opera-ballet “Mlada” features the famous Procession of the Nobles. Composed between 1889 and 1890, it was based on a libretto by Viktor Krylov originally intended for a different…

…relents. The video of Rimsky Korsakov’s Scheherazade has over 20,000 views and is most popular in countries such as Albania, Australia, and Austria. The copyright owner is not Rimsky Korsakov….

Enjoy Stravinsky’s “The Rake’s Progress” on DVD and Blu-ray from Opus Arte. This acclaimed Glyndebourne Festival production, with designs by David Hockney and directed by John Cox, brings the Hogarth…