During his time at the Moscow Conservatoire, around September 1866 the school's principal, Nikolay Rubinstein commissioned Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky to compose a Festival Overture on the Danish National Anthem to be played for the visit of the Tsarevich (heir to the throne) to Moscow, accompanied by his new Danish bride, Princess Dagmar of Denmark. The Tsarrevich would eventually be crowned Tsar Alexander III of Russia and remain a devoted follower of Tchaikovsky's music, awarding the composer both the Order of St. Vladimir (Fourth Class) in 1884 and a state pension in 1885.
| Tempo | Andante non troppo—Allegro vivo |
| Date of composition | 1866 (Revised in 1892) |
| Premiered | 1867, October 2nd in Moscow, Russia |
| First published | 1878 in Moscow, Russia |
| Type | Overture |
| Tonality | D Major |
| Catalogue | Op. 15 |
| Approx. duration | 13 minutes |
| Instruments | Orchestra |
| Autotranslations beta |
Piotr Ilitch Tchaïkovski: Festival Overture on the Danish National Anthem en ré majeur, Op. 15 Pëtr Il'ič Čajkovskij: Festival Overture on the Danish National Anthem in re maggiore, Op. 15 Pjotr Iljitsch Tschaikowski: Festival Overture on the Danish National Anthem D-dur, Op. 15 |