The Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky wrote his fourth symphony between 1877 and 1878. Symphony No. 4 premiered in Moscow under the baton of Nikolai Rubinstein, just as his Third Symphony. He dedicated this symphony to Nadezhda von Meck. This Russian business woman, who became an influential patron of the arts, mainly in music, supported Tchaikovsky financially so that he could devote h...
