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A mixed programme thrills, launching the season with a bang

Can Shostakovich without bitterness still be Shostakovich? Can a performer still do justice to his music if their interpretation does not match the style and tone of Soviet-era musicians? These questions rise to the fore as the living memory of Dmitri Shostakovich fades further with every passing year.

Chouchou du public montpelliérain, Santtu-Matias Rouvali mène le passionnant Orchestre Philharmonique de Tampere, invité à conclure en apothéose le Festival de Radio France.

Die Münchner Symphoniker entführten ihr Publikum in die skandinavische Klassik, deren nordisch-kühle Romantik zu den klirrendkalten Temperaturen vor den Türen des Herkulessaals passten.