Vedernikov/ BBCSO
Barbican, 18th December 2019
Dreaming of a White Christmas? Just a week to go and not a single flake of snow has fallen on London, so there’s no imminent threat of travel chaos at the merest hint of a flurry. Russia is a better bet, so the BBC Symphony Orchestra tugged on snow boots, clambered aboard a troika and braved the blizzard on our behalf. They were captained by Alexander Vedernikov, formerly Chief Conductor at the Bolshoi, now Music Director at the Mikhailovsky in St Petersburg. If you’re charting a route past onion-domed cathedrals and through snow-capped pine forests, you’re best hiring a local.
Alexander Vedernikov
© Marco Borggreve
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