It’s impossible to imagine the Christmas season without “The Nutcracker,” a beloved ballet by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Written in 1892, this two-act classical ballet remains a symbol of the holiday ...

If you ask Septime Webre what’s so special about “Swan Lake”, he’ll tell you it’s the Tchaikovsky score, the themes and fantastical storyline and the classic choreography. “The music sweeps us into a ...

"We are thrilled to partner with the Fairfax Ballet to bring The Nutcracker to thousands of people of all ages in Fairfax County and across the DC region," said Jonathan Kerr, Executive Director, ...

Remember that part in The Nutcracker when the prince does a solo? (Do you?) Well, it actually featured eight women, and over time choreographers changed the steps so that the women disappeared and it ...

Tonight through Sunday, the world renowned Bolshoi Ballet will be in the midst of touring their landmark production of “Swan Lake.” The company will only be performing in eight cities nationwide, ...

Two months ago, the Yakima Symphony Orchestra was joined on stage for a holiday pops program by the Yakima School of Ballet for excerpts from Tchaikovsky’s final ballet, the much-loved “Nutcracker.” ...

It is, for so many of us, the permanent soundtrack of the holiday season. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s ballet “The Nutcracker,” like no other music, conjures up images for me of warm fireplaces, ...

Photograph from the first performance of The Nutcracker in 1892 at Mariinsky Theater. On the next Houston Symphony Broadcast, former Music Director Hans Graf leads a program of ballet music by some of ...

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky forever changed the world of ballet with his groundbreaking compositions. Before his time, ballet music was often secondary to choreography—functional but uninspired. However, ...

While neither of the featured composers was a cellist, both of these works took on their unique character through the influence of a particular cellist chosen to premiere the work. Each piece becomes ...