At the other extreme, homosexuality is placed at the very centre of Tchaikovsky's life and work, as if it influenced his every step and profoundly marked all his music, distinguishing it radically ...

Spring can be the slow time in classical music, that part of the year when the major orchestras and opera companies are ...

Sean Rafferty presents a selection of music and guests from the arts world. Next On Air 17:30 Opera on 3 View full schedule Most of what we know about Tchaikovsky's personal life is gleaned from ...

The fact is that classical music has given me a lifelong experience of emotional blessings and curses. When you love ...

Famous Romantic composers include Tchaikovsky, Brahms, Mahler, and Verdi – to name but a few! The Romantic era is known for its intense energy and passion. The rigid forms of classical music gave way ...

Cellist Tristen Johnson, The Galvin Cello Quartet with Sydney Lee, Luiz Fernando Venturelli, Sihao He, Haddon Kay, and James ...

Sean Rafferty presents a selection of music and guests from the arts world. Next On Air 17:30 Opera on 3 View full schedule Family was important to Tchaikovsky. The second of six children ...

In the year that Tchaikovsky gave up his office job for music and the first Salon des ... Academy of Arts by refusing to paint the classical subject stipulated for an examination.