Tchaikovsky

Tchaikovsky is one of the most popular composers of all time. Many people who may never have heard his name know his melodies. They crop up on mobile telephones, alarm clocks and answering machines as often as on records and concert programs. Like his music, the man himself was widely loved, but his inner life was fraught with sufferings, confusions and a deep vein of self-doubt. The drama of his emotional life is vividly reflected in his music, letters and diaries, all of which play a maj

Target group: Students and scholars of 19th century music history, theater music, Russian studies.