Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Awards & Honours
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Awards Won
9
Honours
2
Rankings
1
Covers
2
Records
Tchaikovsky's music has been recognized with four Grammy Hall of Fame inductions, a rare honor for a composer. His works are among the most performed in the classical canon. The 1812 Overture and The Nutcracker are cultural touchstones. He was the first Russian composer to gain lasting international fame. The International Tchaikovsky Competition, founded in 1958, is one of the most prestigious classical music competitions in the world. The Moscow State Conservatory was renamed after him in 1940. A crater on Mercury bears his name. His music continues to be a staple of concert halls, ballet companies, and film soundtracks, reaching billions of listeners each year.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
Grammy Hall of Fame
Swan Lake inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame
Grammy Hall of Fame
The Nutcracker inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame
Grammy Hall of Fame
1812 Overture inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame
Grammy Hall of Fame
Symphony No. 6 'Pathétique' inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame
Order of St. Vladimir (4th class)
Awarded by Tsar Alexander III
Honorary Doctor of Music
Awarded but died before ceremony
Tchaikovsky Conservatory naming
Moscow State Conservatory renamed in his honor
International Tchaikovsky Competition
Prestigious classical music competition founded in his name
Tchaikovsky crater
Crater on Mercury named after him
Rankings & Lists
50 Greatest Composers of All Time
Greatest Composers
Magazine Covers
TIME Magazine
1942-03-02
Tchaikovsky
Records & Feats
Most performed ballet composer
Tchaikovsky's three ballets are the most performed in the world, with The Nutcracker alone staged by thousands of companies annually.
First academically trained Russian composer
Tchaikovsky was the first composition student at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory and the first important Russian composer with formal Western training.