Symphony No. 4 (Tchaikovsky)
| Symphony No. 4 | |
|---|---|
| by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky | |
The composer, c. 1875 | |
| Key | F minor |
| Opus | 36 |
| Composed | 1877–1878 |
| Dedication | Nadezhda von Meck |
| Movements | 4 |
| Premiere | |
| Date | February 1878 |
| Location | Moscow |
| Conductor | Nikolai Rubinstein |
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36, was written between 1877 and 1878. Its first performance was at a Russian Musical Society concert in Moscow on February 22 (or the 10th using the calendar of the time), 1878, with Nikolai Rubinstein as conductor. In Central Europe it sometimes receives the nickname "Fatum", or "Fate".