ON THIS DAY | Composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Died On This Day in 1893

He died just 9 days after the premiere of his Sixth "Pathétique" Symphony

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky died on this day in 1893 from cholera, aged just 53.

The first Russian composer whose music made a lasting impression internationally, Tchaikovsky's signature works include some of the most popular theatrical music in the classical repertoire.

VC YOUNG ARTIST WILLIAM HAGEN | TCHAIKOVSKY VIOLIN CONCERTO | MARIN ALSOP & NATIONAL ORCHESTRA OF BELGIUM | 2015 QUEEN ELISABETH INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN COMPETITION

Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto; Sibelius: Violin Concerto |CD|

Lisa Batiashvili, violin

Daniel Barenboim, piano

Release Date: November 4, 2016

Deutsche Grammophon