[PAR] [TLE] Festival Overture on the Danish National Anthem [SEP] 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. [PAR] [TLE] Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky [SEP] Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ( ; Russian: Пётр Ильи́ч Чайко́вский ; 25 April/7 May 1840 – 25 October/6 November 1893), often anglicized as Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky, was a Russian composer of the romantic period, some of whose works are among the most popular music in the classical repertoire.  He was the first Russian composer whose music made a lasting impression internationally, bolstered by his appearances as a guest conductor in Europe and the United States.  Tchaikovsky was honored in 1884, by Emperor Alexander III, and awarded a lifetime pension.
[PAR] [TLE] Festival Overture on the Danish National Anthem [ SEP ] 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 . [PAR] [TLE] Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky [ SEP ] Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ( ; Russian : Пётр Ильи́ч Чайко́вский ; 25 April/7 May 1840 – 25 October/6 November 1893 ) , often anglicized as Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky , was a Russian composer of the romantic period , some of whose works are among the most popular music in the classical repertoire . He was the first Russian composer whose music made a lasting impression internationally , bolstered by his appearances as a guest conductor in Europe and the United States . Tchaikovsky was honored in 1884 , by Emperor Alexander III , and awarded a lifetime pension .
Who awarded a lifetime pension in 1884 to the composer of the Festival Overture on the Danish National Anthem?
Who awarded a lifetime pension in 1884 to the composer of the Festival Overture on the Danish National Anthem ?
Emperor Alexander III
Emperor Alexander III