Title: Tchaikovsky
Description: This program follows Tchaikovsky's unsteady fortunes and musical progress until his death in 1893. Features the 1812 overture, Piano concerto No. 1, Symphony no. 6 in B minor op. 74 ("Pathetique"), Slavonic marches and the Swan Lake and Nutcracker ballets, and archival footage of Evgeny Kissin and members of the Bolshoi Ballet in performance.
Subjects: Biographical films
People: Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)