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Santtu-Matias Rouvali journeys across the Baltic in Cleveland Orchestra debut

By Sam Jacobson, 23 November 2024

Santtu-Matias Rouvali unexpectedly debuts with The Cleveland Orchestra, offering an early Sibelius symphony and a Tchaikovsky concerto with Stefan Jackiw.

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Cleveland

25 Nov 2024

Rouvali journeys across the Baltic in Cleveland Orchestra debut

By Sam Jacobson

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White-knuckle ride: Bomsori Kim plays Tchaikovsky at the Concertgebouw

By Eleanor Knight, 03 July 2024

Bomsori Kim tackles the dangers of Tchaikovsky's concerto, before Ryan Bancroft and the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic hurtle through Rachmaninov's Symphonic Dances.

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Amsterdam

04 Jul 2024

White-knuckle ride: Bomsori Kim plays Tchaikovsky at the Concertgebouw

By Eleanor Knight

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Järvi and the Philharmonia hammer home the terrors of war in Prokofiev 6

By Nick Boston, 26 November 2023

Languid expression in Debussy, exhilarating Tchaikovsky from James Ehnes, and terrifying Prokofiev in a programme of extremes.

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London

27 Nov 2023

Philharmonia hammers home the terrors of war in Prokofiev 6

By Nick Boston

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Vasily Petrenko returns to Liverpool for a spectacular Russian evening

By Leighton Jones, 19 October 2023

Lyadov, Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich play to Petrenko’s Russian strengths with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and 15-year old soloist, Christian Li.

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Liverpool

21 Oct 2023

Vasily Petrenko returns to Liverpool for a spectacular Russian evening

By Leighton Jones

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Bright and breezy Dvořák as the Tonhalle returns to the BBC Proms

By Mark Pullinger, 30 August 2023

A familiar face on the London scene, Paavo Järvi brings the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich to the Proms for the first time since 2014.

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London

30 Aug 2023

Bright and breezy Dvořák as the Tonhalle returns to the Proms

By Mark Pullinger

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Louis Langrée begins final week with Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra

By David Wolfson, 08 August 2023

Langrée's incoherent but enjoyable program skips through five centuries of music history from Lully to Valerie Coleman.

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New York City

09 Aug 2023

Louis Langrée begins final week with Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra

By David Wolfson

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Hong Kong Philharmonic packs a punch with Tarmo Peltokoski at the helm

By Christopher Halls, 30 June 2023

Memorable Tchaikovsky from Leonidas Kavakos and the Hong Kong Philharmonic is flanked by strong performances of Sibelius and Shostakovich.

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Hong Kong

02 Jul 2023

Hong Kong Philharmonic packs a punch with Tarmo Peltokoski at the helm

By Christopher Halls

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Lahav Shani leads the Israel Philharmonic back to Carnegie Hall

By Edward Sava-Segal, 14 November 2022

After a three-years hiatus, the orchestra returns to New York, with violinist Gil Shaham playing Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto before an assured Prokofiev Fifth Symphony.

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New York City

16 Nov 2022

Lahav Shani leads the Israel Philharmonic back to Carnegie Hall

By Edward Sava-Segal

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JoAnn Falletta and Joshua Bell refresh repertory staples at Tanglewood

By Kevin Wells, 06 August 2022

The superstar violinist transformed Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto from a war horse back to the thoroughbred it once was.

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Lenox

07 Aug 2022

JoAnn Falletta and Joshua Bell refresh repertory staples at Tanglewood

By Kevin Wells

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Petrenko’s Russian tales entrance the Cheltenham Music Festival

By Mark Pullinger, 08 July 2022

The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra is reunited with its former Chief Conductor for an all-Russian evening in Cheltenham Town Hall as the festival opens its 77th season.

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Cheltenham

09 Jul 2022

Petrenko’s Russian tales entrance the Cheltenham Music Festival

By Mark Pullinger

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Musical introversion and extroversion from Collon, Sokolov and Aurora

By Alexander Hall, 24 June 2022

Valeriy Sokolov explores the loneliness of the long-distance runner in Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto, while the formidable artistic partnership of Nicholas Collon and Aurora Orchestra come up trumps in Shostakovich's Ninth Symphony.

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London

25 Jun 2022

Musical introversion and extroversion from Collon, Sokolov and Aurora

By Alexander Hall

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Janine Jansen's brilliant Tchaikovsky in Zurich

By Sarah Batschelet, 15 May 2022

Concertgoers in Zurich are recently to a superb double bill of Tchaikovsky and Bruckner at the opera house.

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Zurich

16 May 2022

Janine Jansen's brilliant Tchaikovsky in Zurich

By Sarah Batschelet

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Scintillating concerto and powerful symphony from Lamsma, Noseda and the LSO

By Alexander Hall, 10 April 2022

Simone Lamsma brings freshness and personality to Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto, while Gianandrea Noseda underlines his credentials in Slavic music by assaying the symphony described thus by Koussevitzky: “It is yesterday, it is today, it is tomorrow”.

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London

11 Apr 2022

A powerful Prokofiev 5 from Noseda and the LSO

By Alexander Hall

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Confounding expectations: Richard Farnes, Noa Wildschut and the RPO

By Alexander Hall, 29 September 2021

How do you like your Tchaikovsky and Sibelius? Great music admits of several approaches, often challenging traditional views. Noa Wildschut's violin and the RPO under Richard Farnes show why expectations are not always met.

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London

30 Sep 2021

Confounding expectations: Richard Farnes, Noa Wildschut and the RPO

By Alexander Hall

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Grand Romantic statements from Gergiev and the Munich Philharmonic at the Enescu Festival

By Edward Sava-Segal, 06 September 2021

Two giants of the Romantic repertoire that were met with disdain by Eduard Hanslick at their premieres are given persuasive readings in Bucharest.

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Bucharest

08 Sep 2021

Grand Romantic statements from Gergiev at the Enescu Festival

By Edward Sava-Segal

Tchaikovsky's Fifth provides sumptuous feast in Hong Kong

By Dr. Anton D. Luiten, 21 August 2021

Structurally intricate and riddled with personal undercurrents, Tchaikovsky’s Symphony no. 5 was handled with a deft touch by conductor Daniel Raiskin.

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Hong Kong

22 Aug 2021

Tchaikovsky's Fifth provides sumptuous feast in Hong Kong

By Dr. Anton D. Luiten

A polished Rite from Thierry Fischer and the RPO

By Mark Pullinger, 10 March 2020

An evening of Russian classics at the Royal Festival Hall, where Esther Yoo joins the RPO to play Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto.

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London

11 Mar 2020

A polished Rite from Thierry Fischer and the RPO

By Mark Pullinger

Novelties new and old: Lozakovich, Nelsons, and the Boston Symphony

By Kevin Wells, 21 November 2019

Three firsts and an old friend, plus a probing Daniel Lozakovich add up to a memorable evening of music at Symphony Hall.

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Boston

27 Nov 2019

Novelties new and old: Lozakovich, Nelsons, and the Boston Symphony

By Kevin Wells

Knockout Pathétique from Bychkov and the Czech Philharmonic in Vienna

By Marc Haegeman, 19 November 2019

Bychkov and his sterling Czech forces are joined by Renaud Capuçon for a contrasting all-Tchaikovsky programme on their second day at the Vienna Musikverein.

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Vienna

21 Nov 2019

Knockout Pathétique from Bychkov and the Czech Phi in Vienna

By Marc Haegeman

Russian works and a sparkling concoction from the conductor’s pen: MTT at the Barbican

By David Truslove, 14 November 2019

The London Symphony Orchestra served up a mixed American–Russian programme that highlighted a long-standing relationship between them and their Conductor Laureate.

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London

18 Nov 2019

Russian works and a sparkling concoction from the conductor’s pen

By David Truslove

Project your own emotions: Runnicles and the Atlanta Symphony play Shostakovich and Tchaikovsky

By William E Ford, 09 November 2019

Donald Runnicles and the Atlanta Symphony play a charged final symphony of Shostakovich and a compelling Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto with soloist James Ehnes

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Atlanta

10 Nov 2019

Runnicles and the ASO play Shostakovich and Tchaikovsky

By William E Ford

Gražinytė-Tyla tackles Tchaikovsky with Kopatchinskaja in Los Angeles

By Laurence Vittes, 06 April 2019

This was Tchaikovsky raw and fierce as if he had written it, as he might have, for a young lover.

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Los Angeles

07 Apr 2019

Gražinytė-Tyla tackles Tchaikovsky with Kopatchinskaja

By Laurence Vittes

LSO leader leaps in for unscheduled Tchaikovsky concerto

By Kevin W Ng, 31 March 2019

A last-minute cancellation resulted in a blazing performance of Tchaikovsky from LSO leader Roman Simović, paired with Strauss' orchestral masterworks.

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London

01 Apr 2019

LSO leader leaps in for unscheduled Tchaikovsky concerto

By Kevin W Ng

Souvenirs from the sunny south at the Elbphilharmonie

By Alexander Hall, 21 February 2019

The Principal Guest Conductor of the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester, Krzysztof Urbański, partners Vadim Gluzman in Tchaikovsky’s violin concerto, but is strangely uninspired by Mendelssohn’s tribute to the joys of Italy.

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Hamburg

22 Feb 2019

Souvenirs from the sunny south at the Elbphilharmonie

By Alexander Hall

A medley of melodies from Joshua Bell and the ASMF

By Alexander Hall, 19 January 2019

Nothing to make the horses shy in this latest instalment of the successful artistic partnership between the ASMF and its Music Director.

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London

20 Jan 2019

A medley of melodies from Joshua Bell and the ASMF

By Alexander Hall

Dazzling Francesca Dego joins the Hallé for rousing Russian repertoire

By Aaron Davies, 17 January 2019

A dynamic Italian pairing provides warmth in Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto, part of a trio of Russian works.

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Manchester

18 Jan 2019

Francesca Dego joins the Hallé for rousing Russian repertoire

By Aaron Davies

An exceptional Bruckner 2 from Jurowski and the LPO

By Chris Garlick, 05 December 2018

Alena Baeva gets under the skin of Tchaikovsky's concerto in this outstanding concert.

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London

06 Dec 2018

An exceptional Bruckner 2 from Jurowski and the LPO

By Chris Garlick

Memorable and exhilarating Tchaikovsky from Ray Chen with Stutzmann and the RTÉ NSO

By Andrew Larkin, 23 November 2018

In an all Tchaikovsky programme, Ray Chen delivers a cracking account of the Violin Concerto while Stutzmann brings out all the drama of his Fifth Symphony.

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Dublin

25 Nov 2018

Memorable and exhilarating Tchaikovsky

By Andrew Larkin

Prom 43: Between two worlds with Barenboim and the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra

By Matthew Rye, 14 August 2018

The West-Eastern Divan Orchestra’s Prom with Daniel Barenboim went in search of identity and found ecstasy

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London

15 Aug 2018

Between two worlds with Barenboim and the West-Eastern Divan

By Matthew Rye

Nikolaj Znaider plays Tchaikovsky with Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

By William E Ford, 02 June 2018

Cristian Măcelaru joins forces with Nikolaj Znaider in a performance of Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.

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Atlanta

03 Jun 2018

Nikolaj Znaider plays Tchaikovsky with Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

By William E Ford

Elegant guise from Arabella Steinbacher as Dresden Philharmonic takes on Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich

By Mark Thomas, 22 May 2018

A polished Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto from Arabella Steinbacher preceded a forceful Shostakovich 5 from Michael Sanderling as the Dresden Philharmonic continue their UK tour.

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London

23 May 2018

Elegant guise from Arabella Steinbacher with Dresden Philharmonic

By Mark Thomas

Russian flames: Nemanja Radulović and Kirill Karabits set The Anvil alight

By Mark Pullinger, 19 April 2018

An animated performance of Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto from Radulović along with a gripping account of Rachmaninov's First Symphony makes for a splendid night of Russian fire with the BSO.

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Basingstoke

20 Apr 2018

Russian flames set The Anvil alight

By Mark Pullinger

World-beating musicianship from Sergej Krylov in Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto

By David Truslove, 28 February 2018

A superb concert from the London Philharmonic Orchestra under an inspirational Vasily Petrenko who brought vivid colours to two ballet scores straddling the Great War, and an excusite rendtion of Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto.

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London

02 Mar 2018

World-beating musicianship from Sergej Krylov

By David Truslove

Tales of wonderment and vivid imagery from Shelley and the RPO

By Mark Thomas, 27 February 2018

Alexander Shelley curated a hot-blooded programme of adventure and imagery with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, with Susanne Hou showing extraordinary technique and class in Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto.

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London

28 Feb 2018

Tales of wonderment and vivid imagery

By Mark Thomas

Textural clarity in Susanna Mälkki’s return to the New York Philharmonic

By Edward Sava-Segal, 11 January 2018

Baiba Skride has an incredible way of naturally engaging the listener’s emotions while transcending with ease the most challenging demands of the score.

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New York City

12 Jan 2018

Textural clarity in Susanna Mälkki’s return to the New York Philharmonic

By Edward Sava-Segal

Esther Yoo's affectionate Tchaikovsky the highlight of a disappointing evening with the Philharmonia

By Mark Pullinger, 02 November 2017

Tchaikovsky came off better than Brahms in a concert conducted by Karl-Heinz Steffens.

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London

03 Nov 2017

A disappointing evening with the Philharmonia

By Mark Pullinger

Toothsome Delights: Sierra, Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov with the Boston Symphony

By Kevin Wells, 05 October 2017

An infectious contemporary work by Sierra sits comfortably with Rachmaninov and Tchaikovsky.

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Boston

09 Oct 2017

Toothsome Delights with the Boston Symphony

By Kevin Wells

Julian Rachlin thrills in Tchaikovsky's concerto in Barcelona

By Pep Gorgori, 30 September 2017

The bonds between Kazushi Ono and the OBC musicians are slowly improving.

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Barcelona

06 Oct 2017

Julian Rachlin thrills in Tchaikovsky's concerto in Barcelona

By Pep Gorgori

Anne-Sophie Mutter transplants Tchaikovsky to the 20th century

By Sophia Lambton, 07 May 2017

Sir Mark Elder conducted the LSO through a series of inimitable Russian works while the star player veered off course to formulate her own new genre – quite deliciously.

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London

09 May 2017

Mutter transplants Tchaikovsky to the 20th century

By Sophia Lambton

Full-on romantics: Tasmin Little lyrical in Tchaikovsky with Christoph König and RPO

By Mark Thomas, 04 May 2017

Big sounds were on display as Christoph König and the RPO powered through Rachmaninov and Wagner, with a measured and flowing Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto from Tasmin Little.

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London

05 May 2017

Full-on romantics at Cadogan Hall

By Mark Thomas

Semi-conductor creates electric atmosphere: Joshua Bell and the ASMF in Sydney

By David Larkin, 22 April 2017

Joshua Bell brings star quality to the visit of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, with a stunning performance of the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto the stand-out item on their first Sydney programme.

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Sydney

24 Apr 2017

Semi-conductor creates electric atmosphere

By David Larkin

The real deal: authenticity and spark from Jakub Hrůša and Philharmonia in Dvořák 8

By Mark Thomas, 06 April 2017

A Slavic treat from Jakub Hrůša and the Philharmonia saw an ebullient Dvořák's Eighth Symphony, a German-Hungarian-Czech combo, and Julian Rachlin an admirable last-minute stand-in in Tchaikovsky.

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London

08 Apr 2017

Authenticity and spark from Jakub Hrůša

By Mark Thomas

Benedetti brings a sensational Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto to Birmingham

By Robert Gainer, 07 December 2016

With Richard Strauss’s epic symphonic poem and Benedetti performing Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto, the CBSO had major expectations to fulfil.

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Birmingham

09 Dec 2016

Benedetti sensational in Tchaikovsky

By Robert Gainer

Russian classics make for a great RSNO season opener in Edinburgh

By Julie Jozwiak, 07 October 2016

Two great pieces were on the programme for RSNO's first concert of the season: a delightful evening from the beginning to the end!

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Edinburgh

10 Oct 2016

A great RSNO season opener in Edinburgh

By Julie Jozwiak

Joshua Bell and the Czech Philharmonic: a scintillating meeting of Old and New Worlds

By Frank Kuznik, 29 September 2016

American violinist Joshua Bell updates a tradition with class and panache in the Czech Philharmonic's season opener.

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Prague

30 Sep 2016

A scintillating meeting of Old and New Worlds

By Frank Kuznik

Prom 27: Finnish violinist Pekka Kuusisto delights with Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto

By Oliver Brett, 05 August 2016

Finnish violinist Pekka Kuusisto is anything other than ordinary in a concert that shows off the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra at their best.

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London

06 Aug 2016

Prom 27: Finnish violinist Pekka Kuusisto delights with Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto

By Oliver Brett

A night of Tchaikovsky: Korean virtuosos collaborate with the Tokyo Phil in Kanagawa, Japan

By Ju Hyuk Kim, 27 July 2016

Maestro Myung-Whun Chung and Clara-Jumi Kang collaborate with the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra at the Festa Muza Kawasaki 2016.

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Kawasaki

28 Jul 2016

Korean virtuosos with the Tokyo Phil

By Ju Hyuk Kim

Dramatic Shostakovich and tender Tchaikovsky from Orchestra of the Swan

By Katherine Dixson, 13 April 2016

Being the resident band in Stratford-upon-Avon, the Orchestra of the Swan is having a busy time of it right now, in the lead-up to Shakespeare400.

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Birmingham

14 Apr 2016

Dramatic Shostakovich and tender Tchaikovsky

By Katherine Dixson

Impassioned Shostakovich and runaway Tchaikovsky from the Oslo Philharmonic

By Jack Johnson, 10 March 2016

An engrossing performance of Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony follows a slightly haywire interpretation of Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto in an evening of excitement and a few too many wrong notes.

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London

15 Mar 2016

Impassioned Shostakovich and runaway Tchaikovsky

By Jack Johnson

Tchaikovsky with and without passion: Hadelich, Petrenko and the LPO

By Alexander Hall, 24 February 2016

The young German-American violinist Augustin Hadelich plays the Tchaikovsky concerto and Vasily Petrenko with the LPO give a heroic rendering of the same composer's “Manfred” Symphony.

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London

25 Feb 2016

Tchaikovsky with and without passion

By Alexander Hall