| Symphony No. 4 | |
|---|---|
| by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky | |
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| 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,[1] with Nikolai Rubinstein as conductor. In Central Europe it sometimes receives the nickname "Fatum", or "Fate"[citation needed].
- ^ Brown, David (1992). Tchaikovsky: The Final Years, 1885-1893. W. W. Norton & Company. pp. 492. ISBN 0393030997.