which better received than his original, when it was performed at at the Mariinsky in 1874. Tchaikovsky had received acclaim for his Second Symphony by that time. He managed to establish himself as an accomplished composer with his Piano Concerto No.1 in B-flat Minor. Success came swift for Tchaikovsky when his composition Symphony No. 3 in D Major came out in 1875. He later went on a tour of Europe as well as completed the ballet Swan Lake and the fantasy Francesca de Rimini in 1876.…