Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was born on April 25, 1840[1], in Votkinsk[2]. He died on October 25, 1893[3], in Saint Petersburg[4]. He worked as a composer[5], librettist[6], conductor[7], choreographer[8], and music educator[9]. He ranks in the top 0.36% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (42,882 views/month, #3,621 of 1,000,298).[10]
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Things named for Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky include International Tchaikovsky Competition[66], Moscow Conservatory[67], Chaykovsky[68], Tchaikovsky[69], Perm Opera and Ballet Theatre[70], Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra[71], Yerevan's Tchaikovsky Secondary Music School[72], and Chaikovskij[73].
Why It Matters
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[74] He is known by 97 alternative names across languages and contexts.[75]
He has been cited as an influence by Dmitri Shostakovich[76], a classical composer[77], 1906–1975[78], of Russian Empire[79], awarded the Stalin Prize[80], specialised in opera[81]; Joseph Williams[82], a composer[83], b. 1960[84], of United States[85], specialised in film score[86]; Trevor Rabin[87], a composer[88], b. 1954[89], of South Africa[90], specialised in film score[91]; Carter Burwell[92], a composer[93], b. 1954[94], of United States[95], awarded the British Independent Film Award for Best Music[96], specialised in film score[97]; and Craig Armstrong[98], a composer[99], b. 1959[100], of United Kingdom[101], awarded the Officer of the Order of the British Empire[102], specialised in soundtrack[103].
Works attributed to him include The Nutcracker[104], a choreographic work[105], founded in 1892[106]. Entities named for him include International Tchaikovsky Competition[66], Moscow Conservatory[67], Chaykovsky[68], Tchaikovsky[69], Perm Opera and Ballet Theatre[70], and Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra[71].
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