Since music education was not available in Russian institutions at that time, Tchaikovsky parents has not considered that their son might presue a musical career.
Instrurg, they chose to prepare the high-strung and sensitire boy for a career in the civil service.
In 1850 Tchaikovsky entered the prestigious Imperial school of Juris prudence in st.Petersburg, a boarding institution for young boys,where he spent nine years.
He proved a diligent and successful student who was popular among his peers.
His music has always had in virtue of its tuneful, open- hearted melodies, impressive harmonies, and colorful, picturesque orchestration, all of which evoke a profound emotional response.
His oeuvre includes 7 symphonies, 11 operas, 3ballets, 5 suites, 3 piano concertos, a violin concerto, 11 overtures ( strictly speaking, 3 overtures and 8 single movement programmatic orchestral works), 4 cantatas,20 choral woks, 3 string quartets, a string sextet, and more then 100 song and piano pieces.