Who was Tchaikovsky? Not so long ago, he was widely disparaged as sentimental, perverse, histrionic. Today, however, Tchaikovsky is more admired than deplored for his emotional frankness; if his music seems harried and insecure, so are we all. So it is, as well, with Tchaikovsky the human being: we understand his weaknesses; we do not avert our gaze in search of 'nobility' or a 'mature' detachment from life's woes.

Join us for a unique afternoon of film, historic recordings, discussion, and music in live performance, including Tchaikovsky's monumental Piano Trio in A minor, and presentations on the autobiographical content of his Fourth, Fifth, and Pathetique Symphonies.

The day-long schedule includes:

10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m: Ken Russell's brilliantly provocative 1970 Tchaikovsky film biography The Music Lovers (with commentary)

2:00-5:00 p.m: Conference - 'Interpreting Tchaikovsky'

Event hosted by Joseph Horowitz, with commentary by Gianandrea Noseda and musical performances by Jennifer Orchard, violin; Mikhail Istomin, cello; George Vatchnadze, piano