Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.

"The Nutcracker" was composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and choreographed by Lev Ivanovich Ivanov. It is based on the German writer Ernst Theo A ballet based on the fairy tale "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King" by Dom Amadeus Hoffmann. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, born in Votkinsk, is a Russian Romantic composer. In 1864, graduated from the St. Petersburg Conservatory of Music. In 1867, the First Symphony was performed for the first time in Moscow. In 1870, the fantasy overture "Romeo and Juliet" was performed for the first time in Moscow. In 1876, correspondence with Mrs. Maker began. In 1877, the ballet "Swan Lake" premiered. In 1879, the opera "Eugene Onegin" premiered. In 1880, "Italian Caprice" premiered. In 1888, the Fifth Symphony premiered in St. Petersburg. In 1890, he composed the opera "The Queen of Spades". In 1892, the ballet "The Nutcracker" premiered in St. Petersburg. In 1893, he composed the Sixth Symphony; he died on November 6.