Guess: who became the most popular Russian musician among Spotify listeners?

Hint - pam-pararararam-param-param-pararararam

in Times Square in downtown New York Streaming service Spotify has placed a huge billboard with the image of composer Pyotr Tchaikovsky . This is because he became the most popular Russian musician among Spotify listeners outside of Russia in 2020.

Here are the top five Tchaikovsky songs that Spotify users have listened to the most:

• Ballet "Swan Lake" op. 20, act II, scene 10 (London Symphony Orchestra);
• ballet The Nutcracker op. 40, act II, scene 13: Waltz of the Flowers (Berlin Philharmonic);
• ballet The Nutcracker op. 71, act II, scene III, variation II: Dance of the Pellet Fairy (Russian National Orchestra);
• ballet The Nutcracker op. 71, act I, scene 2: March (Berlin Philharmonic);
• "Children's Album" op. 39, scene 3: "Mom" (Carol Rosenberger).

All these (and many more) works can be listened to in the special Spotify playlist "This is Tchaikovsky".