Tschaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 2 (ballet)
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Tschaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 2 is a ballet made by New York City Ballet
's co-founder and founding choreographer George Balanchine
on his earlier company, American Ballet Caravan to eponymous music
from 1879–80. The premiere took place on May 29, 1941, at Teatro Municipal, Rio de Janeiro
, under the title Concerto No. 2; it was renamed Ballet Imperial before receiving its final title.
Tschaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 2 was first staged for New York City Ballet by Frederic Franklin on October 15, 1964, at the New York State Theater
, Lincoln Center
, and was re-choreographed by Balanchine for a January 12, 1973, premiere under its current title. Traditional tutus and scenery in the grand Russian style were used through the 1964 NYCB revival; from Balanchine's 1973 revision it has been danced with chiffon skirts designed by Karinska
and without scenery. He said that the ballet is “a contemporary tribute to Petipa, 'the father of the classical ballet,' and to Tschaikovsky, his greatest composer.”
New York City Ballet
New York City Ballet is a ballet company founded in 1948 by choreographer George Balanchine and Lincoln Kirstein. Leon Barzin was the company's first music director. Balanchine and Jerome Robbins are considered the founding choreographers of the company...
's co-founder and founding choreographer George Balanchine
George Balanchine
George Balanchine , born Giorgi Balanchivadze in Saint Petersburg, Russia, to a Georgian father and a Russian mother, was one of the 20th century's most famous choreographers, a developer of ballet in the United States, co-founder and balletmaster of New York City Ballet...
on his earlier company, American Ballet Caravan to eponymous music
Piano Concerto No. 2 (Tchaikovsky)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 2 in G major, Op. 44, was written in 1879-1880. It was dedicated to Nikolai Rubinstein, who had insisted he be allowed to perform it at the premiere as a way of making up for his harsh criticism of Tchaikovsky's First Piano Concerto. Rubinstein was...
from 1879–80. The premiere took place on May 29, 1941, at Teatro Municipal, Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
, under the title Concerto No. 2; it was renamed Ballet Imperial before receiving its final title.
Tschaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 2 was first staged for New York City Ballet by Frederic Franklin on October 15, 1964, at the New York State Theater
New York State Theater
The David H. Koch Theater is a theater for ballet and opera, part of the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts located at the intersection of Columbus Avenue and 63rd Street in New York City, United States. Originally named the New York State Theater, the house has been home to both the New York...
, Lincoln Center
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts is a complex of buildings in the Lincoln Square neighborhood of New York City's Upper West Side. Reynold Levy has been its president since 2002.-History and facilities:...
, and was re-choreographed by Balanchine for a January 12, 1973, premiere under its current title. Traditional tutus and scenery in the grand Russian style were used through the 1964 NYCB revival; from Balanchine's 1973 revision it has been danced with chiffon skirts designed by Karinska
Barbara Karinska
Varvara Jmoudsky, better known as Barbara Karinska or simply Karinska , was costumer of the New York City Ballet, and the first costume designer ever to win the Capezio Dance Award, for costumes "of visual beauty for the spectator and complete delight for the dancer".However, she designed the...
and without scenery. He said that the ballet is “a contemporary tribute to Petipa, 'the father of the classical ballet,' and to Tschaikovsky, his greatest composer.”
original
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- William DollarWilliam DollarWilliam Dollar was an American ballet dancer born in St. Louis but he was reared in East St. Louis, Illinois. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Dollar lived at 491 North 22nd Street and operated a grocery store and meat market in East St. Louis.William studied with George Balanchine, Michel...
- Fred Danieli
- Nicholas MagallanesNicholas MagallanesNicholas Magallanes was a first-generation principal dancer with the New York City Ballet. Along with Jerome Robbins, Francisco Moncion and Maria Tallchief, Magallanes was among the core group of dancers with which George Balanchine and Lincoln Kirstein formed the New York City Ballet in 1948...
October 15, 1964, staged by Frederic Franklin
- Suzanne FarrellSuzanne FarrellSuzanne Farrell is an eminent 20th century ballerina and the founder of the Suzanne Farrell Ballet at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C....
- Patricia Neary
- Jacques d'Amboise
- Frank Ohman
- Earle Sieveling
January 12, 1973, with costumes by Karinska
- Patricia McBridePatricia McBridePatricia McBride is a ballerina who spent nearly 30 years dancing with the New York City Ballet....
- Colleen Neary
- Peter MartinsPeter MartinsPeter Martins is a Danish ballet dancer and choreographer. Martins was named man of the year by Danish American Society, 1980...
- Tracy Bennet
- Victor Castelli
first cast
- Ashley Bouder
- Jonathan Stafford
- Savannah Lowery
- Vincent Paradiso
- Faye Arthurs
- Amanda Hankes
- Christian Tworzyanski
second cast
- Teresa Reichlen
- Jonathan Stafford
- Savannah Lowery
- Vincent Paradiso
- Faye Arthurs
- Amanda Hankes
- Christian Tworzyanski
2009 Fall tour to Japan
- Ashley Bouder
- Jonathan Stafford
- Teresa Reichlen
- Sean Suozzi
- Faye Arthurs
- Ashley Laracey
- Christian Tworzyanski
first cast
- Ashley Bouder
- Jonathan Stafford
- Savannah Lowery
- Sean Suozzi
- Amanda Hankes
- Ashley Laracey
- Christian Tworzyanski
second cast
- Teresa Reichlen
- Stephen Hanna
- Kathryn Morgan
- Sean Suozzi
- Faye Arthurs
- Lauren King
- Christian Tworzyanski
Kirov Ballet, April 2008, New York City Center
Articles
- http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.htmlSunday NY Times by John MartinJohn Martin (dance critic)John Martin became America’s first major dance critic in 1927. Focusing his efforts on propelling the modern dance movement, he greatly influenced the careers of dancers such as Martha Graham...
, July 27, 1941]
Reviews
- http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F10D13FF345C16738FDDA80A94DA405B8588F1D3NY Times by John MartinJohn Martin (dance critic)John Martin became America’s first major dance critic in 1927. Focusing his efforts on propelling the modern dance movement, he greatly influenced the careers of dancers such as Martha Graham...
, February 21, 1945] - http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F20D14F73D5C177A93CBA8178BD95F478685F9NY Times by Clive BarnesClive Barnes (critic)Clive Alexander Barnes, CBE was a British-born American writer and critic. From 1965 to 1977 he was the dance and theater critic for the New York Times, the most powerful position he had held, since its theater critics' reviews historically have had great influence on the success or failure of...
, October 19, 1963]
- http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F50B1EFC3A5C147A93C4A81788D85F408685F9NY Times by Clive BarnesClive Barnes (critic)Clive Alexander Barnes, CBE was a British-born American writer and critic. From 1965 to 1977 he was the dance and theater critic for the New York Times, the most powerful position he had held, since its theater critics' reviews historically have had great influence on the success or failure of...
, March 16, 1964] - NY Times by Allen Hughes, October 16, 1964
- http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FA0812F73F59127A93C6A8178AD85F478785F9Sunday NY Times by Anna KisselgoffAnna KisselgoffAnna Kisselgoff is a dance critic and cultural news reporter for the New York Times. She began at the Times as a dance critic and cultural news reporter in 1968, and became its Chief Dance Critic in 1977, a role she held until 2005...
, January 14, 1973]