Stunning! Potent! Brings beautiful life to Tchaikovsky.
Music by Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Written and Performed by Hershey Felder
Directed by Trevor Hay
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Brilliant composer Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky springs to life through the hands and insight of piano
virtuoso Hershey Felder, whose timebending tale of culture and repression explores the mystery
surrounding some of the greatest music ever written. From the unforgettable ballets Swan Lake,
Sleeping Beauty, and The Nutcracker, to the outrageous 1812 Overture and the brilliant symphonic
works, this powerful musical tribute travels to Czarist times to ponder the inevitable enigma of genius.
From the creator and performer of Hershey Felder as Irving Berlin and Beethoven.
Our Great Tchaikovsky has a runtime of one hour and 35 minutes, with no intermission.