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Nutcracker Suite Performance
- When
- 19 March 1892
- Where
- Saint Petersburg branch of the Musical Society
Tchaikovsky conducted The Nutcracker Suite, formed from ballet numbers, at a Musical Society assembly in Saint Petersburg on 19 March 1892.
Tchaikovsky made a selection of eight numbers from the ballet to form The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a, intended for concert performance. The suite was first performed under the composer's direction on 19 March 1892 at an assembly of the Saint Petersburg branch of the Musical Society.
Sources
- The Nutcracker Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-09
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