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