With plenty of his great music played along the way – ‘Swan Lake’, ‘The Nutcracker’ and his ‘1812 Overture’ among them – John takes a look at what made Tchaikovsky such a remarkable man and composer.

Tchaikovsky was the first Russian composer to gain international fame. His most famous piece is the “The Nutcracker,” a ballet he wrote for his children but didn’t particularly enjoy.

Local ballet companies are presenting their versions of “The Nutcracker” as the holiday season approaches. Composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and first staged in 1892 at the Mariinsky ...

For over a century, Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann's fairy tale "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King" has never ceased to amaze ...

“I can’t wait to experience my first BalletMet Nutcracker alongside my new Central Ohio community.” As the theatre is filled with the sounds of composer Tchaikovsky, the story follows ...

Ballet developed from dances performed in the late 1500s. One of the most famous ballets is called The Nutcracker, composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. It’s a fairytale story about a young girl ...