Tchaikovsky

American  

[chahy-kawf-skee, -kof-, chi-] / tʃaɪˈkɔf ski, -ˈkɒf-, tʃɪ- /

Also Tschaikowsky.

noun

1. Peter Ilyich or Pëtr Ilich 1840–93, Russian composer.

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Tchaikovsky British  

/ tʃaɪˈkɒfskɪ, tʃɪjˈkɔfskij /

noun

1. Pyotr Ilyich (pjɔtr iljˈjitʃ). 1840–93, Russian composer. His works, which are noted for their expressive melodies, include the Sixth Symphony (the Pathétique; 1893), ballets, esp Swan Lake (1876) and The Sleeping Beauty (1889), and operas, including Eugene Onegin (1879) and The Queen of Spades (1890), both based on works by Pushkin

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Example Sentences

The gorgeous score by Tchaikovsky is the same.

From Los Angeles Times

To test it, he played a Tchaikovsky concerto, spanning its high and middle registers, finding sounds he “didn’t even know violins were capable of.”

From Los Angeles Times

And so Tchaikovsky’s Fifth and Sixth Symphonies emerged more fully characterized than did the Fourth, though all were delivered with considerable oomph.

From The Wall Street Journal

Indeed, “11,000 Strings” begins with a C major chord; shortly thereafter, a harpist half-prepares to leap into Tchaikovsky’s “Waltz of the Flowers.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Before the concerto, Tchaikovsky’s “1812 Overture” was performed as a “prayer for victory,” the U.S. having entered World War II.

From Los Angeles Times