Do we need another set of Tchaikovsky symphonies? More to the point, do we need them from the little known Melbourne Symphony Orchestra? Having listened and re-listened to these live recordings, the ...

Symphony No. 1, 'Winter Daydreams' Vladimir Jurowski, Conductor London Philharmonic Orchestra Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer Symphony No. 2, 'Little Russian' Vladimir Jurowski, Conductor Pyotr ...

Tchaikovsky thought his Symphony No. 6 was the best thing he'd ever written - but this masterpiece was unremittingly bleak. All of Tchaikovsky's symphonies are mini-dramas in both human and musical ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Ask the average music lover what they know of Tchaikovsky’s music and the answer is likely to be the big works, ...

Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6 in B minor has been overshadowed by the composer’s untimely death just nine days after its premiere. But legends like these can distract us from the nuances of a piece ...

As a symphonist, Tchaikovsky enriched the repertoire and exerted a vital influence on later composers as diverse as Sibelius, Prokofiev and Shostakovich. Of his first three symphonies, the second ...

Symphony No. 1, 'Winter Daydreams' Oleg Caetani, Conductor Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer Symphony No. 2, 'Little Russian' Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer Oleg ...

The complete symphonies of Tchaikovsky are an imperative for any serious record collector. And this recording from the critically acclaimed MSO Live series is set to become a classic. From the first ...

Throughout the course of the festival, a wide range of orchestras and conductors will give the complete symphony cycle of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. This will include, as well as the six numbered works ...