Tag Archives: Scheherazade

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

Posted on November 18, 2019 by Mark Pullinger

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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Alice Sara Ott and Scheherazade both weave tales with the London Symphony Orchestra

Posted on June 10, 2019 by Mark Pullinger

Elim Chan/London Symphony Orchestra Barbican, 9th June 2019 What qualities make for a good storyteller? Someone with a captivating voice to draw in listeners. Someone who makes eye contact. Someone who brings a story alive through vivid characterisation, be it … Continue reading →

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Safety first: the Symphony Orchestra of India makes its London debut

Posted on February 21, 2019 by Mark Pullinger

Zane Dalal/ Symphony Orchestra of India Cadogan Hall, 20th February 2019 It was a case of “East meets West” – both musically and literally – last night at Cadogan Hall as the Symphony Orchestra of India continued its debut tour … Continue reading →

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Valery Gergiev and a youthful Mariinsky surge through Scheherazade

Posted on October 9, 2017 by Mark Pullinger

Mariinsky Orchestra/ Valery Gergiev **** Cadogan Hall, 8th October 2017 There are many incarnations of the Mariinsky Orchestra. On any day, it can be found simultaneously in its three St Petersburg venues. Yesterday evening, for example, it played Les Noces and Firebird for the ballet … Continue reading →

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A beguiling evening of exotic spice from the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Posted on May 6, 2017 by Mark Pullinger

Debussy, Lalo, Rimsky-Korsakov: Soumm; Bournemouth SO/Gaffigan ***** The Anvil, Basingstoke, 5th May 2017 At this season’s Grange Festival, the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra is in the pit for Annabel Arden’s new production of Carmen. The first half of this concert could … Continue reading →

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