Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was born on May 07, 1840 in Russia]. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's big-screen debut came with Tretiy udar directed by Igor Savchenko in 1948. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky is known for Around the World in 50 Concerts directed by Heddy Honigmann, Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest stars as Themselves - Orchestra and Marcelo Ponce as Self - Argentinean Taxi Driver. The upcoming new movie Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky plays is Nutcracker and Mouse King which will be released on Feb 16, 2022.
Pyotr (Peter) Ilyich Tchaikovsky was born on May 7, 1840, in Votkinsk, Vyatka region, Russia. He was the second of six children (five brothers and one sister). His father, named Ilya Chaikovsky, was a mining business executive in Votkinsk. His father's ancestors were from Ukraine and Poland. His mother, named Aleksandra Assier, was of Russian and French ancestry.Tchaikovsky played piano since the age of 5, he also enjoyed his mother's playing and singing. He was a sensitive and emotional child, and became deeply traumatized by the death of his mother of cholera, in 1854. At that time he was sent to a boarding school in St. Petersburg. He graduated from the St. Petersburg School of Law in 1859, then worked for 3 years at the Justice Department of Russian Empire. In 1862-1865 he studied music under Anton Rubinstein at the St. Petersburg Conservatory. In 1866-1878 he was a professor of theory and harmony at the Moscow Conservatory. At that time he met Franz Liszt and Hector Berlioz, who visited Russia with concert tours. During that period Tchaikovsky wrote his first ballet 'The Swan Lake', opera 'Eugene Onegin', four Symphonies, and the brilliant Piano Concerto No1.As a young man Tchaikovsky suffered traumatic personal experiences. He was sincerely attached to a beautiful soprano, named Desiree Artot, but their engagement was destroyed by her mother and she married another man. His homosexuality was causing him a painful guilt feeling. In 1876 he wrote to his brother, Modest, about his decision to "marry whoever will have me." One of his admirers, a Moscow Conservatory student Antonina Ivanovna Milyukova, was persistently writing him love letters. She threatened to take her life if Tchaikovsky didn't marry her. Their brief marriage in the summer of 1877 lasted only a few weeks and caused him a nervous breakdown. He even made a suicide attempt by throwing himself into a river. In September of 1877 Tchaikovsky separated from Milyukova. She eventually ended up in an insane asylum, where she spent over 20 years and died. They never saw each other again. Although their marriage was terminated legally, Tchaikovsky generously supported her financially until his death.Tchaikovsky was ordered by the doctors to leave Russia until his emotional health was restored. He went to live in Europe for a few years. Tchaikovsky settled together with his brother, Modest, in a quiet village of Clarens on Lake Geneva in Switzerland and lived there in 1877-1878. There he wrote his very popular Violin Concerto in D. He also completed his Symphony No.4, which was inspired by Russian folk songs, and dedicated it to Nadezhda von Meck. From 1877 to 1890 Tchaikovsky was financially supported by a wealthy widow Nadezhda von Meck, who also supported Claude Debussy. She loved Tchaikovsky's music and became his devoted pen-friend. They exchanged over a thousand letters in 14 years; but they never met, at her insistence. In 1890 she abruptly terminated all communication and support, claiming bankruptcy.Tchaikovsky played an important role in the artistic development of Sergei Rachmaninoff. They met in 1886, when Rachmaninov was only 13 years old, and studied the music of Tchaikovsky under the tutelage of their mutual friend, composer Aleksandr Zverev. Tchaikovsky was the member of the Moscow conservatory graduation board. He joined many other musicians in recommendation that Rachmaninov was to be awarded the Gold Medal in 1892. Later Tchaikovsky was involved in popularization of Rachmaninov's graduation work, opera 'Aleko'. Upon Tchaikovsky's promotion Rachmaninov's opera "Aleko" was included in the repertory and performed at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow.In 1883-1893 Tchaikovsky wrote his best Symphonies No.5 and No.6, ballets 'The Sleeping Beauty' and 'The Nutcracker', operas 'The Queen of Spades' and 'Iolanta'. In 1888-1889, he made a successful conducting tour of Europe, appearing in Prague, Leipzig, Hamburg, Paris, and London. In 1891, he went on a two month tour of America, where he gave concerts in New York, Baltimore, and Philadelphia. In May of 1891 Tchaikovsky was the conductor on the official opening night of Carnegie Hall in New York. He was a friend of Edvard Grieg and Antonín Dvorák. In 1892 he heard Gustav Mahler conducting his opera 'Eugene Onegin' in Hamburg. Tchaikovsky himself conducted the premiere of his Symphony No.6 in St. Petersburg, Russia, on the 16th of October, 1893. A week later he died of cholera after having a glass of tap water. He was laid to rest in the Necropolis of Artists at St. Aleksandr Nevsky Monastery in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Birthday
May 07, 1840Place of Birth
Votkinsk, Vyatka Governorate, Russian Empire [now Udmurt Republic, Russia]
Known For
Movies & TV Shows
- 2019
music department
- 2018
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
music department
5.5 - 2017
music department
- 2017
music department
- 2016
music department
6.5 - 2015
music department
- 2014
Around the World in 50 Concerts
music department
7.3 - 2013
Opera in Cinema: Royal Opera House's "Eugene Onegin"
writer, music department
- 2013
music department
- 2010
music department
8.0 - 2009
music department
5.9 - 20086.1
- 2008
music department
4.7 - 2007
music department, writer
8.3 - 2007
music department
5.1 - 2005
music department
7.2 - 2003
writer
6.4 - 2001
writer
6.3 - 1999
composer
4.2 - 1994
music department
6.4 - 1994
music department
6.3 - 1993
composer
5.8 - 1992
composer
6.9 - 1988
writer, music department
8.3 - 1988
music department
7.5 - 1986
music department
6.8 - 1982
music department
4.3 - 1981
composer
7.6 - 1979
music department
6.9 - 1977
The Children of Theatre Street
composer
7.0 - 1977
music department
8.2 - 1974
composer
6.1 - 1973
composer
7.5 - 1972
music department
5.8 - 1970
music department
6.4 - 1964
music department
6.6 - 1959
music department
7.2 - 1951
music department
7.0 - 1951
music department
6.1 - 1950
music department
6.3 - 1948
music department
7.5 - 1948
music department
7.1 - 1948
music department
6.7