The music Tchaikovsky wrote for "Nutcracker," far from being "all ugliness," is as joyous, poetic and grand as any he composed. Even a misguided production can't go completely wrong with such a ...

Renee Montagne talks with Miles Hoffman about the history of Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker Suite. Hoffman is the violist of the American Chamber Players, and authored The NPR Classical Music Companion.

As a body of music “The Nutcracker Suite,” reimagines Tchaikovsky’s composition in jazz form with sprinkles of global music and multi-genre influences.

But the music — oh, that wonderful music by Tchaikovsky — got rave reviews. And it still does. Somewhere along the way, seeing “The Nutcracker” became a holiday tradition.

Few things evoke the holiday spirit quite like the instantly recognizable “Nutcracker” score. Composed in 1892 by Pyotr Tchaikovsky, the iconic music plays as important a role in the show as ...

The beautiful sets and costumes were designed by Maurice Sendak, and the orchestra always does a magnificent job with the music. After 20 years, I am very familiar with Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite.

One of the classical music highlights of 2015 was the Dallas Symphony Orchestra's nearly complete concert performance of Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker. The revelatory conductor of that performance ...

Of particular interest were some connections between Tchaikovsky’s third movement and his other music, particularly the “Russian Dance” in his Nutcracker Suite.

Members of the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo in a production of Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker." It’s a perennial holiday favorite but it took a long time to grow into a classic.

The Dallas Symphony Orchestra played Tchaikovsky's "Nutcracker," with Maurice Cohn at the helm, at Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas on Friday, Nov. 25, 2022.

Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker is an annual tradition for many and a rite of passage for countless others. The Philadelphia Ballet, under the artistic direction of Angel Corella, brings the ...