Pictures of
Pyotr Ilich Tchaikovsky

Russian composer
(1840-93)

Tchaikovsky was the most popular Russian composer of all time. He wrote three great ballets: Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty, and The Nutcracker. He also wrote operas, including Eugene Onegin, The Maid of Orleans, The Queen of Spades, and Iolanta. Tchaikovsky music also includes symphonies,concertos, tone poems (such as Romeo and Juliet and Francesca da Rimini), orchestral works (such as Capriccio italien and the 1812 Overture), and many songs.




Tchaikovsky




Nadezdha von Meck,
a wealthy widow who was a
generous patron of Tchaikovsky






Note: This picture gallery page includes drawings, paintings, photos and images of Pyotr Ilich Tchaikovsky (also known as Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky), his music, activities, friends and family, and the various places where the composer lived and wrote.