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The muscular piano playing of Nikolai Lugansky could not save the Russian National Orchestra’s shoddy Enescu and Prokofiev.

A superstar soloist helps the Toronto Symphony Orchestra offer a telling tribute to Czech conductor Karel Ančerl.

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

A Russian orchestra playing big, soul-searching pieces of Russian music is always going to be a crowd-puller, and a full symphony orchestra visiting the North East is a rare treat, so it was no surprise that the Moscow State Symphony Orchestra had the cavernous Town Hall in Middlesbrough pretty much filled, with a very enthusiastic audience.

El Concierto para violín de Tchaikovsky y La noche de los mayas de Revueltas, más la presencia del joven violinista Ryu Goto anticipaban una velada emocionante.