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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was a civil servant in the Russian Ministry of Justice before he became one of the world's most famous composers; his Piano Trio in A Minor, Op 50 will be presented in a Gala Concert at Hong Kong's City Hall tomorrow night. When Tchaikovsky's now classic ballet The Nutcracker debuted in St Petersburg, in December 1892, it was decried a failure. One critic called the Sugar Plum Fairy "podgy" while another panned the Columbine doll as being "completely insipid". Last month in New York, the festive ballet was reimagined by choreographer Jennifer Weber …

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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