This composer's fourth symphony includes a recurring motif of A-flats in octaves representing the power of fate and is dedicated to the financial patron he never met, Nadezha von Meck. His first piano concerto, in the key of B-flat minor, was played to tremendous acclaim by Van Cliburn at the first international piano competition named for this composer. An overture by this composer repeats a theme from "La marseillaise" to represent the French army before the theme "God save the tsar" and uses 
This composer's fourth symphony includes a recurring motif of A-flats in octaves representing the power of fate and is dedicated to the financial patron he never met, Nadezha von Meck. His first piano concerto, in the key of B-flat minor, was played to tremendous acclaim by Van Cliburn at the first international piano competition named for this composer. An overture by this composer repeats a theme from "La marseillaise" to represent the French army before the theme "God save the tsar" and uses cannon fire to represent the Russian army turning back Napoleon at the Battle of Borodino in the title year. For 10 points, name this Russian composer of the 1812 Overture.
This composer's fourth symphony includes a recurring motif of A-flats in octaves representing the power of fate and is dedicated to the financial patron he never met, Nadezha von Meck.
Pyotr {Tchaikovsky}