When did Tchaikovsky die and how?

When did Tchaikovsky die and how?

In 1893 Tchaikovsky died from complications of cholera, an epidemic of which was sweeping through St. Petersburg. Rumours circulated that his death was a suicide, and they were revived in the late 20th century by some of his biographers, but these allegations cannot be supported by documentary evidence.

What did Tchaikovsky die?

Saint Petersburg, Russia
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky/Place of death

Is Tchaikovsky alive?

Deceased (1840–1893)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky/Living or Deceased

How old was Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky when he died?

Death of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. On 6 November 1893 [O.S. 25 October], nine days after the premiere of his Sixth Symphony, the Pathétique, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky died in Saint Petersburg, at the age of 53. The official cause of death was reported to be cholera, most probably contracted through drinking contaminated water several days earlier.

Why did Tchaikovsky commit suicide in St Petersburg?

Or was he, as some serious students of Tchaikovsky now contend, forced to commit suicide by a ”court of honor” made up of his former classmates at the College of Law in St. Petersburg?. The composer may have acted out of fear that he and especially his family would be disgraced if the fact of his homosexuality were made public.

How old was Tchaikovsky when his friend Zak died?

Zak was one of the great loves of Tchaikovsky’s life; his suicide at age 19 devastated Tchaikovsky. In 1887, 14 years after Zak’s death, Tchaikovsky wrote in his diary how he missed Zak, had never loved anyone as much, and wept for him.

What was the name of the ballet that Tchaikovsky died in?

And not only the musical world: the New York City Ballet’s George Balanchine, in his new ballet set to parts of the ”Pathetique” Symphony, exploits the enigma of Tchaikovsky’s death in a bizarre and doom-haunted production.