Donald Macleod explores Tchaikovsky's early years as a bureaucrat in St Petersburg. Show more

Donald Macleod on Tchaikovsky's relationship with the Nationalist school of Russian composers. Show more

Donald Macleod looks at Tchaikovsky's rocky relationship with money, including his unconventional connection with one wealthy woman in particular. Show more

Donald Macleod traces Tchaikovsky's long period of wandering, away from Russia, seemingly compelled by a disordered, unreconciled personal life Show more

Donald Macleod tells the story of Tchaikovsky's final months, including the puzzle of his death, just days after the premiere of his Sixth Symphony. Show more