This composer's fourth symphony opens with a fanfare which he identified as the "fate" theme. This composer of the Variations
This composer's fourth symphony opens with a fanfare which he identified as the "fate" theme. This composer of the Variations on a Rococo Theme and a first piano concerto rejected by Nikolai Rubenstein dedicated that fourth symphony to his patroness, Nadezhda von Meck. He is also known for a ballet about a curse which turns Odette into the title (*) bird, and one named after a toy owned by Clara which turns into a prince. For 10 points, name this composer of Swan Lake and The Nutcracker.
This composer's fourth symphony opens with a fanfare which he identified as the "fate" theme.
Pyotr Ilyich {Tchaikovsky}