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Tag Archives: Rachmaninov
Passionate, ebullient Rachmaninov from Paavo Jarvi and the NHK
Paavo Järvi/ NHK Symphony Orchestra Tokyo Royal Festival Hall, 24th February 2020 After his self-imposed exile from Russia in 1918, Sergei Rachmaninov never conducted his Second Symphony. Perhaps it was too painful a reminder of home – there’s something so … Continue reading
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Tagged NHK Symphony Orchestra Tokyo, Paavo Järvi, Rachmaninov, Schumann, Sol Gabetta, Takemitsu, Vasks
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Alexander Vedernikov and the BBCSO take a troika ride through the snow
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 … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexander Vedernikov, Andrei Korobeinikov, BBCSO, Rachmaninov, Sviridov, Tchaikovsky
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Poetic Rachmaninov from Lugansky, but Rouvali’s Swan Lake not always on pointe
Rouvali/ Philharmonia Royal Festival Hall, 3rd November 2019 “See the music, hear the dance.” Few have encapsulated the relationship between dance and music as deftly as the great choreographer George Balanchine. Presenting ballet scores in concert raises issues. Liberated from … Continue reading
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Tagged Nikolai Lugansky, Philharmonia, Rachmaninov, Santtu-Matias Rouvali, Stravinsky, Tchaikovsky
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Anglo-Russian repertoire as the Britten-Shostakovich Festival Orchestra closes its first tour
Latham-Koenig/ Britten-Shostakovich Festival Orchestra Cadogan Hall, 25th September 2019 Although political relations between Britain and Russia can still be chilly, The Cold War is long past. Even during that deepest frost, musicians reached out across the divide. One of the … Continue reading
Triumphant Glazunov 5 crowns Jurowski’s evening of Russian “Henry Wood Novelties”
Prom 41: Jurowski/ London Philharmonic Orchestra Royal Albert Hall, 17th August 2019 “Henry Wood Novelties” sound like a brand of retro sweets on sale in nostalgia confectionary shops. But rather than strawberry laces, Parma violets or sherbet fountains, they form … Continue reading