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Bio: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was a Russian composer of the late-Romantic period, some of whose works are among the most popular music in the classical repertoire. Tchaikovsky was honored in 1884 by Emperor Alexander III, and awarded a lifetime pension.