The latest utterly pointless sanction is the Cardiff Philharmonic Orchestra's announcement that it would remove music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, the Russian composer, from its all-Tchaikovsky ...

With Ken Russell’s madly over-the-top The Music Lovers reassuringly tucked in dusty attic corners after 52 years, a fresh and notably inspired take on Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s fraught ...

The music of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky has always been hugely popular with the public, celebrated for its orchestral opulence, dramatic appeal and lyrical beauty. But critical response was another ...

"They say Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was homosexual. This is not what we love him for, but he was a great musician. We all love his music," Putin said. "What's the big deal?

(SOUNDBITE OF PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY SONG, "MARCH OF THE TOY SOLDIERS") MONTAGNE: Though here we are with the "March Of The Toy Soldiers." That's pretty convincing. HOFFMAN: (Laughter).

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, a famous Russian composer of symphony, opera, ballet, instrumental, chamber and song is celebrating his 170th birthday today and Google has a special logo up for it.

Almost 140 years ago, Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky wrote a solo piano piece for every month of the year called The Seasons. Now saxophonist Ben Wendel has taken this famous body of ...

In May of 1891, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was on his way to Niagara Falls when, changing trains in Utica, he composed a letter to his brother, Modest, that read in part: 'ginger bread and toy ...

May 7, 2010 -- A strange thing is happening today: Ballerinas are suddenly plie-ing across Google's homepage, and the top trending topic on Twitter is none other than Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.