L’éclat et l’épure : Boris Berezovsky et Yuri Termirkanov transcendent l’âme et l’esprit russes

By Suzanne Lay-Canessa, 14 November 2016

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“un choix de tempi, une cohérence et une solidité relevant du génie.”

Reviewed at Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris on 9 November 2016

Rachmaninov, Piano Concerto no. 3 in D minor, Op.30

Stravinsky, Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring)

Boris Berezovsky, Piano

Yuri Temirkanov, Conductor

St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra

St Petersburg meets Beethoven and Mahler in Lugano

Sarah Batschelet, 16th September

Ion Marin and the St Petersburg Philharmonic perform in the beautiful LAC Lugano Arte e Cultura.

***11

Trampled by the Russian troika

Jane Shuttleworth, 26th January

The St Petersburg Philharmonic unleash all the unstoppable forces of Russian excess in a programme of Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev at Sage Gateshead.

****1

Temirkanov and Leticia Moreno: tradition and the future, together in Barcelona

Pep Gorgori, 23rd May

Temirkanov avoided any useless gesture, while Leticia Moreno explored all the pain, sadness and violence of Shostakovich’s Concerto

*****

Taking Shostakovich on tour

Frank Kuznik, 1st March

In the American heartland, a persuasive evening of musical diplomacy from the St Petersburg Philharmonic.

****1

Soviet blockbusters from the St Petersburg Phil

Mark Pullinger, 29th January

The St Petersburg Philharmonic playing Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony – a work it premiered in 1937 as the Leningrad Philharmonic – was a highlight of a superb concert concluding its UK tour.

*****

Variety and dance from the St Petersburg Phil

Jane Shuttleworth, 21st January

The St Petersburg Philharmonic make their contribution to Sage Gateshead's year long theme of dance, delighting a sold-out Hall One with their luxurious sound.

****1

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Suzanne Lay-Canessa

Docteure en littérature comparée, passionnée de langues, Suzanne a consacré sa thèse de doctorat à Jean-Sébastien Bach. Elle enseigne le français, la littérature et l’histoire de l’Opéra à l’Institute for American Universities et à Sciences Po Aix. Collaboratrice régulière du journal Zibeline, elle publie dans les rubriques Musiques, Livres, Cinéma, Spectacle vivant et Arts Visuels.