Tchaikovsky was born on May 7 1840 in the village of Votkinsk in Russia
As a young boy he listened to his mother play piano. His parents noticed when he was seated at a table he moved his fingers as if it was a piano. At 5 his parents hired a private tudor for piano
As a child Tchaikovsky played piano
His mother took him to a ballet performance and that inspired his music
His family moved to St Petersburg capital of Russia