You think ballet, you think Tchaikovsky. The Russian composer was the 19th century’s true master of dance music. Today, Nutcracker, The Sleeping Beauty and Swan Lake remain sure-fire hits for ballet ...

In 2018, when Dayton Ballet performed Webre’s “Swan Lake” for the first time with live music, Gittleman admits it took a lot of work by orchestra librarian Eric Knorr to get all the music ...

And musically, Tchaikovsky set a new standard: after Swan Lake, ballet music could never be the same again. The Royal Ballet: Swan Lake is on BBC Four on Christmas Day at 7pm.