

To recover from The Voyevodas’s underwhelming response, Tchaikovsky repurposed his work toward his next opera, Oprichnik, and it received critical acclaim in 1974, performed at the Maryinsky at St. Subsequently, 1868 was a good year for Tchaikovsky where his First Symphony was highly appreciated by the audiences but his The Voyevoda, which was performed the following year, received a lukewarm response. The first public performance of his work was in the year 1865, Characteristic Dances at a Pavlovsk concert. Petersburg Conservatory as one of its first students. At 21, Pyotr Tchaikovsky started taking lessons at the Russian Musical society by enrolling at the St. Mozart’s Don Giovanni further affected and influenced his musical tastes which would eventually lay the groundwork for his best works. From an early age, he showed signs of a musical inclination when he came under the influence of Italian singing instructor Luigi Piccioli, who highly appreciated his talents.

Russian musical savant, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was born on May the 7th, 1840 in Vyatka, Russia. Pyotr Tchaikovsky: The Man Who Uplifted Ballet Compositional media: Ballet, Orchestra, Chamber music, Opera, Keyboards, Choral, Songs.Historical period: The Late-Romantic era.
