Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich

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Russian composer. He successfully united Western European influences with native Russian musical material and tradition, and was the first Russian composer to establish a reputation with Western audiences. His strong sense of melody, personal expression, and brilliant orchestration are clear throughout his many Romantic works, which include six symphonies, three piano concertos, a violin concerto, operas (including Eugene Onegin (1879)), ballets (including The Nutcracker (1892)), orchestral fantasies (including Romeo and Juliet (1869)), and chamber and vocal music.

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