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Two thirds of Má vlast proves wholly satisfying, from the LPO and Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider

By Roy Westbrook, 10 February 2023

Kirill Gerstein joins the LPO for a robust Rachmaninov anniversary tribute, while Szeps-Znaider makes his LPO debut as a conductor.

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London

11 Feb 2023

Szeps-Znaider and the LPO play a satisfying two thirds of Má vlast

By Roy Westbrook

Indianapolis

Indianapolis Symphony opens season with lyrical Brahms and a rousing Pictures at an Exhibition

By Sam Jacobson, 15 October 2022

With conductor Peter Oundijan, the Indianapolis Symphony showcases two principals in Brahms’ Double Concerto, the program rounded out with Pictures at an Exhibition.

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Indianapolis

17 Oct 2022

Indianapolis Symphony opens season with lyrical Brahms

By Sam Jacobson

London

Dame Ethel Smyth at the double: a rare concerto for Kazuki Yamada’s Proms debut

By Mark Pullinger, 25 July 2022

The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra's Chief Conductor Designate makes a strong impression in purposeful Rachmaninov after Elena Urioste and Ben Goldscheider wave the flag for Dame Ethel Smyth.

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London

25 Jul 2022

Smyth at the double: a rare concerto for Kazuki Yamada’s Proms debut

By Mark Pullinger

Buffalo

Malofeev thrills, while Falletta makes a winning case for Scriabin's Second Symphony

By Phillip Nones, 04 March 2022

In a welcome reminder of what Russia can be at its best, Alexander Malofeev, JoAnn Falletta and the Buffalo Philharmonic present memorable scores by Prokofiev and Scriabin.

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Buffalo

04 Mar 2022

Malofeev's Prokofiev thrills with the Buffalo Philharmonic

By Phillip Nones

Atlanta

Quirky Rachmaninov from Buniatishvili with the Royal Philharmonic in Atlanta

By William E Ford, 15 January 2020

A most idiosyncratic version of Rachmaninov's Second Piano Concerto from Khatia Buniatishvili along with a notable performance of Sibelius' Second Symphony from the RPO, touring the United States under Mark Wigglesworth.

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Atlanta

17 Jan 2020

Quirky Rachmaninov from Buniatishvili and the RPO in Atlanta

By William E Ford

Perth

Excitement from the NYOS Senior Orchestra in Perth

By David Smythe, 20 July 2019

In a thrilling summer concert, Dionysis Grammenos conducts music from Panufnik, Schumann and a barnstorming Kabalevsky Second Symphony.

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Perth

22 Jul 2019

Excitement from the NYOS Senior Orchestra in Perth

By David Smythe

London

Heights and depths: Ashkenazy and the Philharmonia in all-Russian evening

By Gus Mitchell, 28 April 2019

The venerable Russian maestro and Conductor Laureate led the Philharmonia in an all-Russian programme with sensitive charm, youthful fire, and emotional range, with outstanding soloist Esther Yoo.

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London

30 Apr 2019

Ashkenazy and the Philharmonia in all-Russian evening

By Gus Mitchell

Manchester

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

Zurich

Janine Jansen undertakes a Solitary Journey in Zurich

By Sarah Batschelet, 15 December 2018

The last weekend concerts before the holidays at the Tonhalle Maag featured soloist Janine Jansen, the virtuoso Dutch violinist who is Artist-in-Residence here this year.

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Zurich

16 Dec 2018

Janine Jansen undertakes a Solitary Journey in Zurich

By Sarah Batschelet

London

Russian warhorses: Alondra de la Parra and the LPO

By Kevin W Ng, 19 October 2018

Alondra de la Parra breathes new life into Russian classics

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London

21 Oct 2018

Russian warhorses: Alondra de la Parra and the LPO

By Kevin W Ng

London

Long Yu leads a fine troika of Russian standards with the Philharmonia

By Roy Westbrook, 23 November 2017

Chinese-American pianist George Li is now all of 22 years old, and continues to accumulate awards for his remarkable playing, but could he find anything interesting to say about this particular warhorse?

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London

25 Nov 2017

Long Yu leads a fine troika of Russian standards

By Roy Westbrook

Bucharest

RNO and Andreescu impress with MacMillan and Tchaikovsky at Enescu Festival

By Aksel Tollåli, 05 September 2017

Following some rhythmically challenged Ginastera, Horia Andreescu and the Russian National Orchestra impress with confidently played MacMillan and Tchaikovsky.

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Bucharest

08 Sep 2017

RNO and Andreescu impress at Enescu Festival

By Aksel Tollåli

Oslo

Intended and unintended images: Han-Na Chang and the Oslo Phil debut Mikalsen's Saan

By Aksel Tollåli, 12 January 2017

Conductor Han-Na Chang and the Oslo Philharmonic impressed with a fiercely fast overture to Ruslan and Lyudmila and an exciting new piece by Norwegian composer Jan Erik Mikalsen.

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Oslo

15 Jan 2017

Intended and unintended images in Oslo

By Aksel Tollåli

London

Zukerman drives an unsteady Russian troika with the RPO

By Mark Pullinger, 01 March 2016

Three Russian warhorses given performances of remarkably varying quality by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

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London

02 Mar 2016

Zukerman drives an unsteady Russian troika with the RPO

By Mark Pullinger

London

Prom 44: Barenboim as Bottom? A dream of an evening with the West-Eastern Divan

By Mark Pullinger, 18 August 2015

“Let me play the lion too.” I hadn’t associated Daniel Barenboim with Nick Bottom from A Midsummer Night’s Dream before, but during Beethoven’s Triple Concerto, I half expected him to leap from his piano stool and play the violin and cello parts too.

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London

19 Aug 2015

A dream of an evening with the West-Eastern Divan

By Mark Pullinger

London

Benedetti, Urbanski and the LSO on top form in Szymanowski and Mussorgsky

By David Karlin, 03 May 2015

A fine account of the Szymanowski Violin Concerto no. 1 from Nicola Benedetti lights up a concert in which the LSO are on top form and young conductor Krysztof Urbanski impresses.

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London

04 May 2015

Benedetti, Urbanski and the LSO on top form in Szymanowski and Mussorgsky

By David Karlin

San Diego

De Waart brings Elgar to San Diego

By Erica Miner, 10 January 2015

The European continent met the British Isles in this weekend’s San Diego Symphony program.

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San Diego

11 Jan 2015

De Waart brings Elgar to San Diego

By Erica Miner

Detroit

Detroit Symphony in a triumphant return to Meadow Brook Music Festival

By Brian Wigman, 24 July 2014

The Detroit Symphony triumphantly returned to its summer home tonight after many years away, ending the 2013-14 season with a flourish.

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Detroit

25 Jul 2014

Detroit Symphony in a triumphant return to Meadow Brook Music Festival

By Brian Wigman

London

Paavo Järvi and the Philharmonia Orchestra in Russian masterworks

By Alan Yu, 12 June 2014

Paavo Järvi and the Philharmonia Orchestra in exciting Russian masterworks

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London

13 Jun 2014

An exhilharating Russian evening with Järvi

By Alan Yu

Liverpool

Mixed Russian music from the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic and Pablo Gonzalez

By Rohan Shotton, 05 December 2012

Spaniard Pablo Gonzalez made his second appearance with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic in an all-Russian programme of mixed success, pairing a slightly routine Rachmaninov Second Piano Concerto with a thrilling account of Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade.Gonzalez and soloist H.J.

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Liverpool

06 Dec 2012

Mixed Russian music from the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic and Pablo Gonzalez

By Rohan Shotton

Edinburgh

Peter Oundjian launches his directorship of RSNO with Glinka, Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich

By Alan Coady, 05 October 2012

If the presence of BBC Radio 3 and a huge audience occasioned any nervousness on the evening of Peter Oundjian’s first Edinburgh appearance as RSNO Music Director, it was well hidden. Weaving with boyish enthusiasm through the orchestra, a sporting spring in his step, he acknowledged the warm welcome before the orchestra dived into Glinka’s 1842 overture to Ruslan and Ludmilla.

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Edinburgh

08 Oct 2012

Peter Oundjian launches his directorship of RSNO with Glinka, Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich

By Alan Coady

London

Elina Garanča thrills in concert at the Barbican

By David Karlin, 02 October 2012

As crowd-pulling operatic divas go, most of the attention goes to the sopranos. But a select number of mezzos have the same kind of following, and Latvia's Elina Garanča is high on that list. There are just a few roles where the mezzo is the main character of the opera (many of the others are "witches and bitches", as Garanča puts it), and the big one of those is Carmen.

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London

03 Oct 2012

Elina Garanča thrills in concert at the Barbican

By David Karlin

London

Prom 51: Shostakovich from the CBSO – an orchestral tour-de-force

By Matthew Lynch, 21 August 2012

When Simon Rattle left the CBSO in 1998 predictions of the orchestra's imminent demise came flooding in from the press. Sakari Oramo, who filled Rattle's shoes, achieved what everyone thought was impossible, further honing the CBSO's sound, using his knowledge and expertise as a violinist to give the strings more polish and precision than they'd previously had.

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London

22 May 2013

Prom 51: Shostakovich from the CBSO – an orchestral tour-de-force

By Matthew Lynch

Birmingham

Bryn Terfel: Life and soul of the party at Symphony Hall's 21st

By Katherine Dixson, 13 June 2012

Here’s a pertinent fact for a classical music website: in 1991, when the wonderful World Wide Web was poised to ensnare anyone with computer access, Birmingham’s Symphony Hall opened its doors to the concert-going public for the first time. It quickly won critical acclaim with artists from across the globe and it’s known as one of the best anywhere.

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Birmingham

16 Jun 2012

Bryn Terfel: Life and soul of the party at Symphony Hall's 21st

By Katherine Dixson

New York City

Maria João Pires and the Philadelphia Orchestra at Carnegie Hall

By Bachtrack reviewer, 18 May 2012

The Philadelphia Orchestra was at Carnegie Hall this weekend, led by Chief Conductor Charles Dutoit and joined by pianist Maria João Pires, to perform works by Glinka, Chopin, and Ravel. After this season, American audiences will presumably be seeing less of Mr.

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New York City

21 May 2012

Maria João Pires and the Philadelphia Orchestra at Carnegie Hall

By Bachtrack reviewer

Paris

Lacklustre Tchaikovsky, but brilliant Thibaudet

By Tom Hancox, 15 June 2011

The programme notes suggested that Glinka was the father of Russian nationalism. Perhaps this is the case, but his overture to his second opera, Ruslan and Ludmilla, is undeniably an Italianate work, surely influenced by his meetings with Donizetti and Bellini in 1830.

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Paris

17 Jun 2011

Lacklustre Tchaikovsky, but brilliant Thibaudet

By Tom Hancox

Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Sainz-Villegas y Shelley: un Concierto de Aranjuez para el recuerdo

By Francisco Martínez Ramos, 06 May 2022

La Sinfónica de Tenerife presentó un programa con obras conocidas y atractivas, bajo la batuta del director británico Alexander Shelley y con el aclamado guitarrista Pablo Sainz-Villegas como solista.

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Santa Cruz de Tenerife

08 May 2022

Sainz-Villegas y Shelley: un Concierto de Aranjuez para el recuerdo

By Francisco Martínez Ramos

Madrid

Piotr Beczała: elegancia y potencia en las Las Voces del Real

By Leonardo Mattana Ereño, 01 May 2021

El tenor polaco Piotr Beczała ofreció en Las Voces del Real un recital bien construido en el que su bella voz lució entre repertorio italiano y polaco.

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Madrid

02 May 2021

Piotr Beczała: elegancia y potencia en las Las Voces del Real

By Leonardo Mattana Ereño

Montpellier

Alerte fraîcheur : l’AYO, Lisiecki et Urbański à Montpellier

By Tristan Labouret, 23 July 2019

Rarement présent sur les scènes françaises, l'Australian Youth Orchestra fait une démonstration de cohésion symphonique dans un programme 100% russe. Interprétation subtile du Concerto pour piano n° 2 de Rachmaninov par Jan Lisiecki.

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Montpellier

25 Jul 2019

Alerte fraîcheur : l’AYO, Lisiecki et Urbański à Montpellier

By Tristan Labouret

Pamplona

Jablonski en el Baluarte: final feliz para un concierto impregnado de magia

By Romina De Carli, 04 March 2016

Como el aprendiz de brujo, bajo su batuta mágica Antoni Wit logró que la Orquesta Sinfónica de Navarra y el pianista Peter Jablonski transformaran las composiciones de los grandes compositores rusos del siglo XIX y XX en olas bulliciosas y torbellinos de vientos que cautivaron el auditorio del Baluarte.

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Pamplona

08 Mar 2016

Jablonski en el Baluarte: final feliz para un concierto impregnado de magia

By Romina De Carli