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Pletnev et l'Orchestre National Russe
Le chef Rozhdestvensky annonçant au dernier moment qu'il n'est plus en mesure de diriger l'orchestre, il est remplacé in extremis par Mikhail Pletnev dans les symphonies, et par le premier violon Alexey Bruni dans le Concerto de Scriabine. S'il faut être indulgent dans la laborieuse première partie, la Symphonie n°9 de Chostakovitch est pleine de verve, ce qui est remarquable dans de telles conditions.
Rozhdestvensky pinch hits for Muti in Chicago
Substituting for Riccardo Muti, Gennady Rozhdestvensky lead the CSO in a program of diverse works for string orchestra along with Mozart's Clarinet Concerto, featuring the CSO's principal clarinetist.
Authoritative Shostakovich from Rozhdestvensky
Not having appeared with the CSO since 1999, Gennady Rozhdestvensky made a much anticipated return with the first and last symphonies of Shostakovich.
The Tsar’s Bride: a powerhouse of dramatic detail
Rimsky-Korsakov's opera remain rarities outside Russia, but the Bolshoi Opera made The Tsar’s Bride the anchor of this year's Hong Kong Arts Festival programme.
Bolshoi begins New York Residency with a superb Tsar’s Bride
Hearing Russian opera performed by the forces of the Bolshoi makes for a special experience for New York audiences.
Rozhdestvensky's Tchaikovsky a hit in Montreal
With the recent bout of Siberian weather in Montreal, last night’s evening of Russian music at the Maison Symphonique felt positively balmy. Under the baton of Russian conductor Gennadi Rozhdestvensky, and featuring his wife Viktoria Postnikova on piano, the OSM’s performance of two works by Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky brought a little warmth to our snow-frozen city.