Though he loathed it, Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture won him fans the world over and made him a household name. In 1962, a Don Draper-like advertising executive decided to market the oaty goodness of an ...

TOKYO >> Some Japanese orchestras have decided to stop performing a piece by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky that celebrates Russia’s defense against a French invasion in 1812. Popular among ...

Over the past 145 years, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s “1812 Overture” has been used to celebrate July 4th, sell cereal and astound movie audiences. It’s been sampled and spoofed, with popping balloons ...

For many U.S. symphony orchestras and their audiences, it's just not the Fourth of July without Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky's rip-roaring, bell-ringing, cannon-firing "1812 Overture." Continuing its ...

Following the lead of many orchestras across the globe, the San Diego Symphony on Thursday announced that it is pulling Tchaikovsky’s “1812 Overture,” a beloved work that has long been a staple at its ...

Cannon fire, crashing cymbals and brass fanfare: here’s what the deafening orchestration of the 1812 Overture finale would look like in words… Tchaikovsky’s thundering 1812 Overture was recently voted ...

The U.S. Army Band "Pershing's Own" will entertain audiences of all ages with its annual "Overture 1812 Concert" featuring the popular Tchaikovsky's Overture 1812 on Tuesday, Aug. 14, at 8 p.m. The ...

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky wrote his piece The Year 1812, Festival Overture in E flat major in commemoration of the Russian Army's successful defense of Moscow against Napoleon's advancing troops at the ...

The Cardiff Philharmonic Orchestra faced further backlash today over its decision to cancel Russian composer Tchaikovsky - as it promised it was just a 'one-off' while war waged. Music fans and ...

Antonio Pappano's new Tchaikovsky disc is a disappointment. The various items were recorded live in Rome during a retrospective of the composer's work at the Academia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, and ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The piece was originally named Festival Overture, The Year 1812 and Tchaikovsky wrote it in 1880 for upcoming festivities. The main ...