Tag Archives: Stanislav Kochanovsky

In Paris, Lugansky and Abduraimov reveal Rachmaninov the poet and the lover

Posted on April 29, 2019 by Mark Pullinger

Rachmaninov Week-end: Kochanovsky/ Orchestre de Paris Philharmonie 1, Paris, 28th April 2019 The members of a relay team often have different strengths. For this second Orchestre de Paris leg of the Philharmonie’s Rachmaninov Weekend concerto marathon, Denis Matsuev – who … Continue reading →

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Rachmaninov gets a hammering at the hands of Denis Matsuev in Paris

Posted on April 28, 2019 by Mark Pullinger

Rachmaninov Week-end: Kochanovsky/ Orchestre de Paris Philharmonie 1, Paris, 27th April 2019 “I feel like a ghost wandering in a world grown alien,” complained Sergei Rachmaninov in a 1939 interview. “I cannot cast out the old way of writing and … Continue reading →

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Finding release among the poppy fields: Dmitri Tcherniakov’s powerful Prince Igor reaches Amsterdam

Posted on February 8, 2017 by Mark Pullinger

Borodin: Prince Igor **** Dutch National Opera, Amsterdam, 7th February 2017 When faced with Disaster rather than Triumph, how does a true leader respond? The ability to “watch the things you gave your life to, broken, And stoop and build … Continue reading →

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