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November 6, 1893 Piotr Illich Tchaikovski unexpectedly dies at the age of 53. There are speculations whether he dies of cholera by drinking infected water or it was mere suicide. But his face, relaxed and peaceful became such as Rachmaninov once saw it: without a mask.

The Sixth Symphony, also known as The "Symphonie Pathetique" was dedicated to his handsome young nephew Bob who was Tchaikovski's greatest love. It was his last and most powerful work he has ever made in sollitude at Klin near Moscow, the closest to truth he felt within, his inner personal declaration: -"... so mysterious that nobody would ever find out its meaning and essence", as Tchaikovski would have said laughingly.

That Piotr Illich Tchaikovski was a great composer and conductor, one of the greatest builders of Russian music noone can deny. Who doesn't know his famous ballets Swan Lake or The Sleeping Beauty? As so oftenly mocked and treated a Westerner in music by his musical colleagues of the "Mighty Five" in St. Petersburg, with his symphonies and ballets he completed what Moussorgski, Borodine, and Rimski - Korsakov in their creations left open. He was very much Russian but became famous in Europe and America much before being accepted in his own country. The discourse of Tchaikovski is so simple and clear in form, consisting of two distinctions - it sounds decently tamed yet at the same time mediates foreign daring charms - Beethoven for the little man, Russian soul for the whole world. Yet his soul was tragically wounded throughout his stormy life that at times he was certain to be bewitched by some kind of a devil.

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