Tchaikovsky never wrote a cello concerto, but the “Variations on a Rococo theme” is a close second. The main theme is a Tchaikovsky original, but it's deeply steeped in his love for Mozart and the ...

Tchaikovsky couldn't find just the right sort of melody from 18th Century France, so he wrote his own for his Variations on a Rococo Theme. We'll enjoy them during our music this evening beginning at ...

There are love knots galore in Christopher Wheeldon’s “Rococo Variations,” which had its world premiere at the New York City Ballet last week, but there is no Gordian knot of deep emotional ...