I'm very interessted in Tchaikovsky's family tree, especially if he or
his relatives had children. My name is Tchaikovsky (the real russian name,
as I was born there) and I ask myself if there might be a possible relation
to Petr Illitsch. Is it true that he was homosexual?
Anastassiya from Austria
You certainly have a famous surname, but that doesn't necessarily mean
that you are related to Peter Il'ich Tchaikovsky. For instance, there was
another Russian composer called Boris Tchaikovsky (1925–1996) who was apparently
no relation at all.
It is true that Tchaikovsky was homosexual, and he did not have any children,
although he came from a large family. You can find Tchaikovsky's family tree
on the "Genealogy" section of our web-site at:
www.tchaikovsky-research.net/en/people/pit.html
Brett Langston