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Tag Archives: Nikolaj Znaider
Prom 46: Great Danes in spirited Carl Nielsen anniversary celebration
Nielsen/Brahms: Danish NSO/Luisi **** Royal Albert Hall, 20th August 2015 “Denmark is not all Lego and pastries!” quipped Nikolaj Znaider to the Albert Hall audience. Indeed not. It is the land of Carl Nielsen, whose 150th birthday was celebrated in … Continue reading
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Tagged BBC Proms, Brahms, Danish NSO, Fabio Luisi, Nielsen, Nikolaj Znaider
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Unwrapping an enigma: Gergiev’s electrifying Shostakovich 15
Balakirev, Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich: LSO/Gergiev ***** Barbican Hall, 12th May 2015 “A riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma.” That description could apply to Shostakovich’s Fifteenth Symphony, with its impish musical quotations punctuating its dark brooding character. It would also … Continue reading
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Tagged Balakirev, Nikolaj Znaider, Shostakovich, Tchaikovsky, Valery Gergiev
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