Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

             Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (7 May 1840 - 25 October 1893), often anglicized as Peter Ilyich
   Tchaikovsky, was a Russian composer of the late-Romantic period, some of whose works are among
   the most popular music in the classical repertoire. He was the first Russian composer whose music
   made a lasting impression internationally, bolstered by his appearances as a guest conductor in
   Europe and the United States. Tchaikovsky was honored in 1884, by Emperor Alexander III, and
   awarded a lifetime pension.