Russian composer of the ballets 天鹅湖 (Swan Lake), 胡桃夹子 (The Nutcracker) and 睡美人 (Sleeping Beauty), and of the 1812 Overture and the First Piano Concerto.
Jīnwǎn yīnyuèhuì yǎnzòu Cháikěfūsījī de 《 Tiān'éhú 》.
Tonight's concert will perform Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake.
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Chinese music lovers call him 老柴, 'Old Chai', treating the first syllable as a surname, which 柴 really is; its everyday meaning is 'firewood'. His Sixth Symphony is known as 《悲怆》, 'Pathétique'.
