Petrenko’s searing Shostakovich overshadows Grosvenor’s Beethoven

Vasily Petrenko conducts the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Benjamin Grosvenor and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Von Nick Boston, 04 Februar 2026

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“power and intensity combined with electric precision at pace”

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Ustwolskaja, The dream of Stepan Razin

Beethoven, Klavierkonzert Nr. 1 in C-Dur, Op.15

Moskowski, Étude de Virtuosité in A flat major, Op.72 no. 11

Schostakowitsch, Symphonie Nr. 10 in e-Moll, Op.93

Yuriy Yurchuk, Bariton

Benjamin Grosvenor, Klavier

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Vasily Petrenko, Musikalische Leitung

Menschliche Schönheit und Perfektion: das RPO zu Gast in München

Benedikt Zacher, 4th February

Das englische Orchester bietet mit seinem Chefdirigenten Vasily Petrenko und Julia Fischer einen „perfekten” Abend in der Isarphilharmonie.

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Revolutionär unorthodox: Vasily Petrenko mit dem RPO zu Gast in Köln

David Renke, 16th May

Vasily Petrenko, Anne-Sophie Mutter und das Royal Philharmonic Orchestra gastierte nin Köln mit Werken von Bernstein, Previn und Rachmaninow. Neben einem Spektakel der Klangfarben hallt das Konzert aber auch aus einem anderen Grund nach.

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Korngold and Mahler from Ray Chen, Vasily Petrenko and the RPO

Roy Westbrook, 12th May

Few violin concertos soar from the first bar as Erich Korngold’s does, especially as in Ray Chen's high-wire account at the Royal Albert Hall.

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Turangalîla underwhelms at the Southbank’s Multitudes festival

Roy Westbrook, 23rd April

Serious music ill-matched by filmic limitations as the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra tackles Messiaen’s epic “symphony” as part of the Southbank’s cross-genre festival.

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Edusei’s Beethoven and Rangwanasha’s Strauss thrill at Cadogan Hall

Christopher Woodley, 26th February

Kevin John Edusei, Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra celebrate the joys of a life well-lived – rounded off to the sounds of larks ascending.

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Calurosa acogida para un cielo de invierno: Petrenko y la RPO

Jorge Baeza Stanicic, 29th October

Vasliy Petrenko condujo con magnífico pulso y un calibrado dinamismo un programa unido por la procedencia de los compositores.

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Nick Boston

Nick has an MA in Music, specialising in performance and repertoire. His particular passions are choral music, chamber music and opera, with a particular interest in early music. He sings in a number of choirs in the south east of England, plays the piano and occasionally dusts off the violin. He writes about music here.

Petrenko’s searing Shostakovich overshadows Grosvenor’s elegant Beethoven