Symphonic storytelling: The Sleeping Beauty
The Sleeping Beauty is perhaps the Ugly Duckling of Tchaikovsky’s three ballets. It was the second in the trilogy, completed in 1889, but has neither the dramatic thrust of Swan Lake nor the calorific sugar-coated charm of The Nutcracker in terms of popular appeal.
Stepping into Tchaikovsky Ballet: Swan Lake
Ask anyone who claims to know nothing about ballet to actually name one, the chances are it will be one of Tchaikovsky's.
The Nutcracker: casting a Christmas spell
Along with chestnuts, turkey and Carols from Kings, Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without The Nutcracker. It has become a staple part of the festive season.
INTERVIEWS WITH SEMYON BYCHKOV
Beloved Friend: a long-term relationship with Tchaikovsky
Conductor Semyon Bychkov has had a long relationship with Tchaikovsky’s music and “Beloved Friend” is the title chosen for his series which travels to New York this January for a series of concerts and related events with the NY Philharmonic spanning three weeks.
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LondonGuildhall String Ensemble
Purcell, Shostakovich, Elgar, Tchaikovsky
Andrew Watkinson; Guildhall String Ensemble
SevilleSchiller como inspiración
Rossini, Tchaikovsky, Strauss R.
Real Orquesta Sinfónica de Sevilla; John Axelrod; Patricia Kopatchinskaja
BrugesCLUB Surround
Borodin, Tchaikovsky, Vermeersch
Flanders Symphony Orchestra; Daniel Blendulf; Josef Špaček jr; Sander De Keere
TakasakiThe 544th Subscription Concert
Borodin, Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky
Gunma Symphony Orchestra; Naoto Otomo; Fumiaki Miura
Sincerity itself: Semyon Bychkov on Tchaikovsky
Tchaikovsky has a special place in the heart of Russians. Semyon Bychkov caught the bug at an early age. In an interview, he reflects on what Tchaikovsky means to him, and the man behind the notes.
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A medley of melodies from Joshua Bell and the ASMF
Nothing to make the horses shy in this latest instalment of the successful artistic partnership between the ASMF and its Music Director.
Francesca Dego joins the Hallé for rousing Russian repertoire
A dynamic Italian pairing provides warmth in Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto, part of a trio of Russian works.
A quiet Siberian: Pavel Kolesnikov entrances QEH
The antithesis of the flamboyant virtuoso, Kolesnikov displayed extraordinary eloquence in a reflective programme built around the Brahms Intermezzi.
A tale of many Tchaikovskys: The Queen of Spades at ROH
Herheim places the composer at the centre of his opera in a staging that's clever and erudite but somewhat cold; musical performances are mixed.