Richard Chamberlain as Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Glenda Jackson as Antonina 'Nina' Milyukova

Max Adrian as Nicholas Rubinstein

Christopher Gable as Count Anton Chiluvsky

Kenneth Colley as Modeste Tchaikovsky

Izabella Telezynska as Madame Nadedja von Meck

Maureen Pryor as Mrs. Milyukova

Sabina Maydelle as Sasha Tchaikovsky

Andrew Faulds as Davidov

Bruce Robinson as Alexei Sofronov

Ben Aris as Young Lieutenant

Xavier Russell as Koyola

Dennis Myers as von Meck Twin

John Myers as von Meck Twin

Joanne Brown as Olga Bredska

Alexei Jawdokimov as Dmitri Shubelov

Alex Russell as von Meck Child

Clive Cazes as Doctor

Georgina Parkinson as Odile

Graham Armitage as Prince Balukin

Alan Dubreuil as Prince in Swan Lake

Consuela Chapman as Tchaikovsky's Mother

James Russell as Bobyek

Victoria Russell as Tatiana

Alex Brewer as Young Tchaikovsky

Roy Beck as Russian Soldier (uncredited)

Imogen Claire as Lady in White (uncredited)

Harry Fielder as Gentleman (uncredited)

Peter Land as Von Rothbart in Swan Lake (uncredited)

Maggy Maxwell as Queen in Swan Lake (uncredited)

Petra Siniawski as Dancer (uncredited)