Person
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
composer
russian
classical
ballet
About
Russian Romantic composer (1840-1893) and one of the most popular orchestral and ballet composers in history. Best known for the ballets Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty and The Nutcracker, the 1812 Overture, his Sixth Symphony (Pathétique) and the Piano Concerto No. 1.