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Tag Archives: Prokofiev
Iceland Symphony demonstrates its mettle in UK debut tour
Tortelier/ Iceland Symphony Orchestra Cadogan Hall, 10th February 2020 It wasn’t just Storm Ciara that blew in from the west at the weekend. The Iceland Symphony Orchestra blasted in from Reykjavík to undertake its first UK tour, a welcome visitor … Continue reading
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Tagged Bizet, Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Prokofiev, Ravel, Thorvaldsdottir, Yan Pascal Tortelier, Yeol Eum Son
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Viennese whirls and Finnish chills from Nézet-Séguin and the Bavarian RSO
Prom 17: Nézet-Séguin/ Bavarian RSO Royal Albert Hall, 31st July 2019 Pinch me. Hours after the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra’s second Prom of the season ended, I’m still floating on air somewhere high above South Kensington, grinning broadly at their … Continue reading
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Tagged Bavarian RSO, BBC Proms, Gil Shaham, Prokofiev, Richard Strauss, Sibelius, Yannick Nézet-Séguin
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Sweet sorrow: Matthew Ball and Lauren Cuthbertson dance a heart-rending Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet The Royal Ballet, 26th March 2019 “Parting is such sweet sorrow.” So perfect is Sir Kenneth MacMillan’s choreography in the Balcony Scene of Romeo and Juliet that one can almost hear Shakespeare’s lines being spoken by the … Continue reading
Nemanja Radulović brings silky sensitivity to Khachaturian in RLPO’s Soviet matinee
RLPO/ Vasily Petrenko **** Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, 26th October 2018 During Vasily Petrenko’s long tenure as Chief Conductor, he has turned the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic into the UK’s most Russian of orchestras. Their Shostakovich, in particular, has won critical plaudits, but for this … Continue reading
Snow boots on for an exuberant Tchaikovsky 1 from Michail Jurowski and the LPO
Tchaikovsky: LPO/Michail Jurowski **** Royal Festival Hall, 22nd November 2017 With Christmas market stalls already doing a roaring trade along the Thames next to the Southbank Centre, summer seems but a distant memory. However, the London Philharmonic Orchestra, playing under the … Continue reading
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Tagged Beatrice Rana, Bridge, Debussy, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Michail Jurowski, Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky
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