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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

1840–1893Known worldwide

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Addresses you can still visit

Every place in this city with a documented tie to this person.

  • Lived here

    Former Hotel London

    The composer stayed in the former Hotel London during a visit to Tbilisi.

  • Performed here

    Smirnov House Museum

    Tchaikovsky played the piano preserved in the Smirnov family collection during a visit to the house.

Traces in other cities

Saint Petersburg
Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre — Studied at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory, housed in the former Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre.
Saint Petersburg
Mariinsky Theatre — Major operas and ballets premiered/performed at the Mariinsky (Imperial) Theatre.
Moscow
Moscow Conservatory
Saint Petersburg
Shostakovich Philharmonia Grand Hall — Conducted the world premiere of his Sixth Symphony (Pathétique) in the Hall of the Noble Assembly (today’s Grand Hall) on 16/28 October 1893, nine days before his death.
Saint Petersburg
Tikhvin Cemetery

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