Tchaikovsky’s view of his Manfred Symphony was probably coloured by ... and the massive effort to complete it left him drained, and in an even more febrile state of mind than usual.

The same struggle also is reflected in Tchaikovsky’s music, Felder said, nowhere more clearly than in his Sixth Symphony, the “Pathetique.” The composer conducted its premier performance in St.

Act 2 of Tchaikovsky's great ballet The Nutcracker and Rachmaninov's Third Piano Concerto, with soloist Boris Giltburg and the BSO's new Chief Conductor Mark Wigglesworth. Show more Act 2 of ...

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra, led by Riccardo Muti, returned to Miami with a stunning performance featuring works by ...