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Rebel with a Rimsky cause: Dmitri Tcherniakov returns to the Bolshoi with Sadko

Rimsky-Korsakov: Sadko Bolshoi Opera, 11th May 2020 When it comes to ruffling feathers at the Bolshoi, Dmitri Tcherniakov has form. It was in 2006 that his radical approach to Eugene Onegin caused Galina Vishnevskaya to declare she would never set … Continue reading

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Noseda digs into his “Russian Roots” with the LSO

Noseda/ London Symphony Orchestra Barbican, 28th November 2019 “Russian Roots” is the title of Gianandrea Noseda’s ongoing series with the London Symphony Orchestra, an exploration of Russian repertoire rather than anything to do with the conductor’s – Milanese – origins. … Continue reading

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Sylphs and tales from the harem: Kazakh State Ballet makes its UK debut

Scheherazade/ Chopiniana Abay Kazakh State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre, Coliseum, 17th November 2019 Citing Attila the Hun with pride, Erlan Idrissov, Ambassador of Kazakhstan to the UK, declared to the Coliseum audience that his country was launching a “cultural … Continue reading

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In Rimsky’s Kitezh, Gergiev eventually weaves some Russian magic

Gergiev/ Mariinsky Orchestra Cadogan Hall, 8th October 2019 Punctuality isn’t exactly Valery Gergiev’s strength. Years of experience teach you never to expect a Mariinsky Orchestra concert to begin on time, but when the audience isn’t even admitted until ten minutes … Continue reading

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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

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