Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Russian composer (1840–1893)
Biography
Achievements
Anecdotes
Events Settings
Birth
Career
Education
Recognition
Professional Achievement
Personal Life
Death
Compared to
History of Music
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Early Years and Education
Birth and Family Background
Education at the Imperial School of Jurisprudence
Initial Professional Life and Musical Studies
Early Compositional Career
Moscow Conservatory and Initial Successes
Opera and Symphonic Work
Middle Years and Patronage of Nadezhda von Meck
Marriage and Personal Struggles
Patronage of Nadezhda von Meck
Ballet: Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, and The Nutcracker
Later Years and Final Works
Touring and International Recognition
Creation of the 6th Symphony ('Pathétique')
