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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Russian, 1840 - 1893
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Place ActiveSaint Petersburg, Northwestern, Russia
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was a celebrated Russian composer who composed the score for iconic ballets including Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, and Sleeping Beauty, as well as significant orchestral works and solo instrumental repertoire.