To my mind, the timbre of these instruments will not blend … it is torture for me to have to listen to a string trio or a sonata of any kind for piano and strings…” Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky.

Co-presented by the Center and American Ballet Theatre with choreography by Alexei Ratmansky, The Nutcracker is the beloved ...

The Nutcracker is a unique ballet by Peter Tchaikovsky, based on E.T.A. Hoffmann's timeless fairy tale, with libretto by ...