Tchaikovsky graduated from the School of Jurisprudence on 25...

Introduction

Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act II: By a Lake: The swans swim on the lake (Excerpt)

Can there be music more instantly recognisable, more wildly popular, more beautifully scored?…

Marche slave, Op. 31 (Excerpt)

We heard an extract from Tchaikovsky's 1876 orchestral piece Marche slave…

Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act II Scene 6: Aria. Vedrai, carino (Excerpt)

Tchaikovsky's arrival at the preparatory school in St Petersburg…

Moy geniy, moy angel, moy drug

Groza, Op. 76 (Excerpt)