The Hill

Let’s axe the ‘1812’ Overture once and for all

I applaud the decision of some U.S. orchestras to strike Tchaikovsky’s “1812 Overture” from their July 4 concert programs. This musical composition is a tribute to the military might of Tsarist Russia ...
The Baltimore Sun

How a Russian orchestral work became the soundtrack to America’s 4th of July

Somehow, over the past half-century and with hardly anyone noticing, the 19th century Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky has become as integral to the Fourth of July as George Washington and ...
San Diego Reader

The right reasons for canceling the 1812 Overture

Friday, August 26, 2022, 7 p.m. Rady Shell at Jacobs Park, 222 Marina Park Way, San Diego $40 - $90 “While this program has been a regular of San Diego Symphony summer seasons past, with the ongoing ...
Digital Journal

Why is the 1812 Overture played on the 4th of July?

Many people may remember when on July 4, 1974, The Boston Pops Orchestra, under the direction of Arthur Fiedler, gave Americans a rousing rendition of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture, ...
Northcountrypublicradio.org

The Co-Opting Of Tchaikovsky's '1812 Overture'

Boston Conservatory professor Jan Swafford explains how a piece written to celebrate a Russian war victory became the theme song for American... The Co-Opting Of Tchaikovsky's '1812 Overture' Pyotr ...
The Guardian

Why now is no time for Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture

Bojan Bujic on the Cardiff Philharmonic Orchestra’s decision to remove the Russian composer’s work from its programme The cannon effects in Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture – a bombastic adornment to a ...
PBS

The National Symphony Orchestra Performs the "1812 Overture"

The National Symphony Orchestra performs the "1812 Overture" at the 2023 A Capitol Fourth. Celebrate the majesty and grand spectacle of the National Symphony Orchestra as they perform the time-honored ...
newswise

What Does the 1812 Overture TASTE Like?

Taria Camerino's poetic email sums up her passion for helping people explore how flavor perception is influenced by more than the tongue. Her emotion is genuine: as a gastoral synesthete, she ...
Berkshire Eagle

Will the traditional ‘1812 Overture’ conclude Tanglewood on Parade this summer? Here’s the decision

LENOX — What would Tanglewood on Parade be without the audience-favorite show-closer, Tchaikovsky’s triumphal, cranked-up “1812 Overture,” complete with live or pre-recorded cannons and a ...
PBS

Fireworks & the "1812 Overture"

The National Symphony Orchestra performs the 1812 Overture at the 2022 A Capitol Fourth. Each year, "A Capitol Fourth" is capped off with the National Symphony Orchestra's rousing rendition of ...
The Sydney Morning Herald

What is Tchaikovsky's 1812 the overture to?

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. The piece was originally named Festival Overture, The Year 1812 and Tchaikovsky wrote it in 1880 for ...