Some ensembles have decided not to perform Tchaikovsky’s overture, written as commemoration of Russia’s defeat of Napoleon’s army. By Javier C. Hernández See more of our coverage in your search ...

The Philadelphia Orchestra performed a selection of Tchaikovsky works, including “1812 Overture” and Symphony No. 5, on Wednesday at Saratoga Performing Arts Center.

KALAMAZOO — The Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra will make a bold statement Friday when it performs the “1812 Overture” in its final concert of the season. “If I had to put it in a word, it’s bold. It’s a ...

1812 Overture features cannon fire and other Russian composers will feature later in year, says director A director of the Cardiff Philharmonic Orchestra says it has been taken aback by the backlash ...

LENOX — What would Tanglewood on Parade be without the audience-favorite show-closer, Tchaikovsky’s triumphal, cranked-up “1812 Overture,” complete with live or pre-recorded cannons and a ...

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - For the first time in four years students at MOC-Floyd Valley performed a classic composed by Tchaikovsky. Tuesday night, 185 students from the MOC-Floyd Valley Orchestra performed ...

Over the past 145 years, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s “1812 Overture” has been used to celebrate July 4th, sell cereal and astound movie audiences. It’s been sampled and spoofed, with popping balloons ...

The Minnesota Orchestra's sold-out "Echoes of History" concert reopening the University of Minnesota's iconic Northrop Memorial Auditorium on Friday reprises more than Northrop's original Oct. 22, ...

Who needs cannons when you’ve got paper bags? Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture is known for its ringing chimes, brass fanfare finale and climactic bursts of cannon fire. However, Sydney-based group TunED ...