Tchaikovsky also arranged the work for two pianos in December 1874 this edition was revised in 1888. One of the most prominent differences between the original and final versions is that in the opening section, the chords played by the pianist, over which the orchestra plays the main theme, were originally written as arpeggios. Tchaikovsky revised the concerto three times, the last in 1888, which is the version usually played.

įrom 2021 to 2022, it served as the sporting anthem of the Russian Olympic Committee as a substitute of the country's actual national anthem as a result of the doping scandal that prohibits the use of its national symbols. It is one of the most popular of Tchaikovsky's compositions and among the best known of all piano concerti. Rubinstein later withdrew his criticism and became a fervent champion of the work. It was first performed on October 25, 1875, in Boston by Hans von Bülow after Tchaikovsky's desired pianist, Nikolai Rubinstein, criticised the piece.

23, was composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky between November 1874 and February 1875. Official anthem of the Russian Olympic Committee and the Russian Paralympic Committee Gimn sbornoy Rossii English: Anthem of Team Russia

Songs in b flat minor