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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was born on May 7th, 1840 in Votkinsk, Russia. 
 
Unlike in many European countries, a serious career in music was not as socially acceptable in Russia during this time. For this reason, Tchaikovsky first studied law and then worked for a few years as a government clerk. His inner drive to become a musician eventually led him to quit his job and, in 1861, enter the St. Petersburg Conservatory where he studied composition under Anton Rubinstein. 
 
After graduating in 1866, Tchaikovsky was employed as a harmony teacher at the Moscow Conservatory. However, he was able to retire when, in 1877, he was granted annuity from Nadezhda von Meck

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