Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich – Page 2

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

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

By Joshua Barone

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

By Oussama Zahr

A tour through five cases in which Tchaikovsky’s classical score has been taken up by jazz legends and misguided filmmakers.

By Hugh Morris