Tchaikovsky is widely considered as one of the most popular Russian composers in history. From a young age, he demonstrated an incredible skill for melodic expression of strong emotion which contributed to his creation of symphonies, concertos, operas, ballets and more. His masterpieces of theatre works include the opera Eugene Onegin and the ballets The Nutcracker, The Sleeping Beauty and Swan Lake. The intensity of his music has rendered his works revered with generations of music lovers.