Tchaikovsky's career as a full-time composer was made possible by financial assistance from Nadezhda von Meck, a rich widow who never met him face to face.
Performer Biography
Dmitry Yablonsky, the conductor, made his orchestral debut at age nine with Haydn's Cello Concerto in C major.
Composer Biography
Tchaikovsky initially worked in the Ministry of Justice after completing his studies at the School of Jurisprudence in St Petersburg.
Composition History
Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 was initially condemned by Nikolay Rubinstein, director of the Moscow Conservatory, as "worthless and unplayable."
Composer Biography
Tchaikovsky's early musical education, like everything else, was at home under the care of his mother and a beloved governess.
Performer Biography
Konstantin Scherbakov, the pianist on this recording, was hailed as a "modern Rachmaninov" and won the first Rachmaninov Competition in Moscow in 1983.
Composition History
Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 3 originated from a discarded symphony that he began sketching in late 1891.
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