Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (May 7, 1840 November

6, 1893), also rendered as Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky was a

Russian composer whose works included symphonies, concertos,
operas, ballets, and chamber music. Some of these are among
the most popular concert and theatrical music in the classical
repertoire. He was the first Russian composer whose music made
a lasting impression internationally, which he bolstered with
appearances as a guest conductor later in his career in Europe
and the United States. One of these appearances was at the
inaugural concert of Carnegie Hall in New York City in 1891.
Tchaikovsky was honored in 1884 by Tsar Alexander III, and
awarded a lifetime pension in the late 1880s.
Tchaikovsky wrote many works which are popular with
the classical music public, including his Romeo and Juliet,

the 1812 Overture, his three ballets (The Nutcracker,

Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty) and Marche
Slave. These, along with his First Piano Concerto and his
Violin Concerto, the last three of his six numbered
symphonies and his operas The Queen of Spades and
Eugene Onegin, are among his most familiar works. Almost
as popular are the Manfred Symphony, Francesca da Rimini, the
Capriccio Italien and the Serenade for Strings.