132 years ago today, on November 6, 1893 (September 28, 1893 in the lunar calendar), the Russian composer Tchaikovsky passed away. Tchaikovsky was an outstanding musician in Russia. He was born into a wealthy family in Russia in May 1840. His father was a mining expert and his mother played the piano well. In his mind, mother was equal to music, and music was equal to mother. Tchaikovsky was full of illusions in his childhood. He liked poems and compositions, and most of the topics he chose were Bible or patriotic themes. One day when he was 5 years old, his father played a record of the opera "Don Juan" at home. His emotions rose and fell with the music. When he heard the sadness, he burst into tears. Therefore, the tutor gave him the nickname "Glass Boy". In the future, his family was afraid of breaking his fragile heart. In his youth, Tchaikovsky studied at the St. Petersburg Conservatory of Music and the Moscow Conservatory of Music. In his early days, he wrote an opera with a full national flavor called "Long Palace". On the day of the performance, he personally acted as conductor. But what's interesting is that people say that the performance was successful because the band didn't see him conducting at all. Everyone was very familiar with the music score and could do without conducting. In 1871, Tchaikovsky held his first solo concert, inviting celebrities from all walks of life to attend, including writer Turgenev. Turgenev didn't want to come at first. He always hated composers and thought that no one would remember their works 20 years later. Due to repeated persuasion from Tchaikovsky's good friend, the famous musician Rubinstein, Turgenev came. In order to put on airs, Turgenev was deliberately late for a while, so he did not hear the string quartet "Andante Like a Song"., but Tchaikovsky's other works left a good impression on him. "Andante Like Song" is based on folk songs and has a beautiful melody. Six years later, when Tolstoy listened to it, he was moved to tears. The 19th century was an era when epistolary literature flourished. Tchaikovsky was a person accustomed to writing letters and wrote more than 6000 letters in his life. His first letter was written when he was 8 years old, and his last letter was written a month before his death. He wrote more than 1000 letters to his brother alone, talking about everything, involving his ideals, interests, troubles, hopes, etc. The friendship between Tchaikovsky and Mrs. Meck is a moving story in the history of music. Mrs. Meck was a wealthy widow. As Tchaikovsky's "musical friend", she provided him with a subsidy of 6,000 rubles every year since 1877 to allow him to concentrate on creative work. From then on, the two exchanged letters for 13 years. They expressed their respective emotions through letters and supported each other's spiritual life. His "Fourth Symphony" was dedicated to Mrs. Meck. Tchaikovsky wrote 6 symphonies, 9 operas and several ballets and a large number of works that have been handed down in his life. His works are large in number and diverse in form, which are rare in the history of Western music. His works are deeply loved by people around the world and still enjoy a high reputation. His ancient ballets "Swan Lake" and "The Nutcracker" are particularly popular and have been performed for a long time. In 1893, Tchaikovsky completed his sixth symphony,"Pathetique Symphony", an autobiographical tragic work and an elegy he wrote for himself. Tchaikovsky passed away on November 6, 1893, eight days after he first conducted the performance of the song. In order to commemorate this greatest musician in Russia, countries around the world often hold commemorative activities. UNESCO also designated 1990 as the "Year of Tchaikovsky".