Il'yich Tchaikovsky

Il'yich Tchaikovsky was born on May 7, 1840 in Votkinsk, Russia. He died on November 6, 1893 in Saint Petersburg due to cholera. He was the greatest Russian composer of his time. He wrote ballets, operas, symphonies, concertos, suites, overtures, string quartets and sextets, cantatas, choral works, songs and pieces for the piano.

He showed interest in music early in his life. He used to play on a small keyboard, called an orchestrina, in his home. Later on, he began piano lessons with a local teacher, then was taught by a professional teacher named Rudolph Kündinger during his teenage years. He was also influenced by a singing teacher named Luigi Piccioli, an Italian. He was also a student at the Russian Musical Society and St. Petersburg Conservatory. Among his teachers there are Nikolay Zaremba and Anton Rubinstein.

Among his most famous work are his musical scores for ballet - Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, and Sleeping Beauty, his fantasy overture Romeo and Juliet, Piano Concerto No. 1 in B Flat Minor, Opus 23, and Symphony No. 6 in B Minor.

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