Serenade for Strings in C major, op. 48

Tchaikovsky's Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48, was composed in 1880. It was first performed October 30, 1881, in St. Petersburg at a Russian Musical Society concert conducted by Eduard Nápravník. The Serenade was given a private performance at the Moscow Conservatory on 3 December 1880. Its first public performance was in St Petersburg on 30 October 1881 under Eduard Napravnik.