Allegro Brillante
Allegro Brillante is a ballet by George Balanchine to Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 3 in E-flat major. The premiere took place, with New York City Ballet on the March 1, 1956 at the New York City Center. The ballet was created for Maria Tallchief and Nicholas Magallanes. It has since been danced by other companies such as Pacific Northwest Ballet, Miami City Ballet and American Ballet Theatre. Tallchief called it is "an expansive Russian romanticism," and Balanchine said “it contains everything I know about the classical ballet in 13 minutes.”Casts
In light of the impact of the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic on the performing arts, New York City Ballet released a recording featuring Tiler Peck and Andrew Veyette, recorded on January 18, 2017.
