Lithuania’s national opera house had stopped showing Tchaikovsky’s 1892 masterpiece in solidarity with Ukraine over the war with Russia. Then a new minister expressed fondness for the Russian ...

A bit like a Tchaikovsky 'Toy Story', the enchanting narrative is full of wonderful characters and follows a young girl called Clara who is given a wooden nutcracker as a present. When the ...

In an effort to promote the coverage of live violin performance, Violinist.com each week presents links to reviews of notable ...

Those listeners heard him play Dvořák’s Violin Concerto, but missed Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4 on the second half. Opening ...

Denis von Meck: When Tchaikovsky composed his First Piano Concerto in 1875, he dedicated it to Nikolai Rubinstein, his director at the Moscow Conservatory and an outstanding pianist. However, ...

Can any violinist truly conquer this diabolical instrument's formidable technique, to the point where it simply sings, ...

"Everything about The Nutcracker is much better -- the music, the dance, the story," said Egle Brediene, 38, hurrying out of the Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theater this past week after ...

Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 47 - I. Allegro moderato The cello’s plaintive timbre and great expressive range has often proved inspiring to composers creating music of heightened ...

Explore our guide to Tchaikovsky’s ‘The Sleeping Beauty’ – one of the world’s most popular ballets based on a romantic fairy tale. Right from the beginning, Tchaikovsky worked closely ...