Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky archive
Read First Listen: Hilary Hahn Violin Concertos, Old And New
September 12, 2010 – The adventurous violinist's new CD features a Pulitzer Prize-winning concerto by Jennifer Higdon.
Listen Comic Tchaikovsky: 'The Tsarina's Slippers'
January 1, 2010 – Tchaikovsky's only comic opera gets a colorful production from London's Royal Opera House.
Read Classical 2009: Next Generation And Beyond WGUC
December 4, 2009 – This year's crop was strong for Russians, as well as a young generation of masterful musicians. WGUC
Read Janine Jansen's Supercharged Tchaikovsky APM
September 8, 2009 – Hear the young Dutch violinist's fiery account of Tchaikovsky's Concerto with the L.A. Philharmonic. APM
Listen Mravinsky's Supercharged Tchaikovsky
August 25, 2009 – Evgeny Mravinsky conducts Tchaikovsky's final symphonies with an intensity rarely heard.
Listen Van Cliburn's Classic Tchaikovsky
June 2, 2009 – Hear the lanky Texan's iconic Tchaikovsky recording, made just after his historic Moscow victory.
Listen Perilous Passion: Tchaikovsky's 'Mazeppa'
May 8, 2009 – Historic upheavals color a perilous romance in one of Tchaikovsky's most openly passionate operas.
Listen Insults And Praise On The Classical Campaign
October 23, 2008 – Politicians aren't the only ones to use their influence to alter public opinion about their rivals.
Listen Playing Five Beats To The Measure WNYC
September 26, 2008 – Sara Fishko explores the 5/4 time signature found in music by Tchaikovsky, Dave Brubeck and more. WNYC
Listen Rejection Revisited: 'Eugene Onegin'
September 12, 2008 – A cocky young man's boorish behavior is repaid, with interest, in Tchaikovsky's "Eugene Onegin."
Watch Wu Han Plays Tchaikovsky, Month by Month APM
June 30, 2008 – The celebrated pianist performs Tchaikovsky's 12-part cycle, The Seasons, in NPR's studio. APM
Listen Herbert von Karajan's Symphonic Obsessions
April 5, 2008 – The brilliant but embattled conductor lives on through his recordings, 100 years after his birth.
Listen Van Cliburn: Treasuring Moscow After 50 Years
March 1, 2008 – The famed pianist recalls his victory at the Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow 50 years ago.
Listen How Van Cliburn Took Moscow WNYC
February 29, 2008 – Fifty years ago, a classical pianist went to the U.S.S.R., and came back to a ticker-tape parade. WNYC
Read Tchaikovsky's 'The Queen of Spades'
January 4, 2008 – A grim tale by Pushkin gets even bleaker in Tchaikovsky's opera, The Queen of Spades.