The ‘1812 Overture,’ an Independence Day staple, is prominently featured in U.S. popular culture The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra will perform the "1812 Overture" three times this week.

Tchaikovsky was neither American, nor a founding father, but his “1812 Overture” has become the soundtrack to our Independence Day, as integral as fireworks and the flag.

When 15-year-old Lucian D’Stair takes to the piano to play ragtime blues and elegant waltzes, he doesn’t stare at a book of sheet music. Instead, the Manheim Township High School ...

Kansas City’s Memorial Day Celebration at the Station featured stunning fireworks, patriotic music, and the famous 1812 Overture performed by the Symphony.

The free concert will include a slew of patriotic favorites – performed by the Pops, of course – closing with Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture. The fireworks display over the Charles will begin ...

While there is some piano music composed for the right hand alone, the catalogue is much smaller, with no-one appearing to have advocated as strongly for the repertoire as Wittgenstein.

Arts Picks: SCO concert A Bug’s Life, chamber music from 1812 to 1851, Nahre Sol piano recital Singaporean maestro Darrell Ang collaborates with the Singapore Chinese Orchestra for a concert ...

1812 Piano Lounge, a piano lounge offering live music, small plates and drinks, is expected to open in the spring.

Notre Dame football has countless gameday traditions but one of the biggest is the playing of the 1812 Overture between the third and fourth quarters. The band plays the final portion of the ...

Was Tchaikovsky a tempest or a drudge? The great Russian composer of iconic works like “The Nutcracker” and the “1812 Overture” is generally thought to have lived a life of melodrama. An ...

The 1812, depicting Napoleon’s retreat from Moscow, was augmented with artillery sounds at its first performance there in 1882.