TCHAIKOVSKY STILL THE MOST POPULAR EVEN IN 21ST CENTURY

11 December 2020

Spotify has named the most popular Russian musicians abroad. By a wide margin, the list of the most listened to Russian performers abroad was headed by the Russian composer and conductor P. Tchaikovsky. He became the most popular Russian artist among foreign users of the Spotify platform at the end of 2020. His masterpieces the Waltz of the Flowers, the Swan Lake and others are enduringly popular abroad. Tchaikovsky's compositions performed by various soloists and orchestras were taken into account. Currently, the service has over a hundred playlists with the composer's works. Tchaikovsky is internationally renowned for his music in such operas and ballets as the Queen of Spades, the Swan Lake, the Sleeping Beauty, the Nutcracker, etc. The immortal masterpieces staged in the best theatres all over the world, including the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow and the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg.