Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich

For Cleveland Orchestra, It’s Beethoven (and Freedom) to the Rescue

When the star singer Asmik Grigorian dropped out of the orchestra’s performance at Carnegie Hall, Beethoven’s Fifth and his “Leonore” Overture No. 3 subbed in.

By Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim

Bellini, Vincenzo Carnegie Hall Chicago Symphony Orchestra Classical Music Muti, Riccardo Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich The Four Seasons (Ballet) Verdi, Giuseppe

Review: Riccardo Muti and the Chicago Symphony Offer a Rarity

Riccardo Muti led the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Carnegie Hall in a program that featured Verdi’s “Four Seasons” and Tchaikovsky.

By Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim

Classical Music Dancing Musical Instruments Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich The Nutcracker (Ballet)

The Revolutionary Sound at the Heart of ‘The Nutcracker’

Listen to how Tchaikovsky uses the celesta in “The Nutcracker,” unleashing the potential of the instrument to signal playfulness and fantasy.

By Joshua Barone

Classical Music Geffen, David, Hall (Manhattan, NY) Honeck, Manfred New York Philharmonic Rachmaninoff, Sergei Rana, Beatrice Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich

Review: Under Manfred Honeck, the Philharmonic Becomes One

In a program of Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff, a guest conductor coaxes a sumptuous sincerity from the orchestra’s musicians.

By Oussama Zahr