Natürlich inspiriert: Lugansky und Pletnev in Luzern

By Rolf Kyburz, 02 December 2017

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Reviewed at Culture and Congress Centre: Lucerne Hall, Lucerne on 30 November 2017

Rachmaninov, Piano Concerto no. 3 in D minor, Op.30

Mendelssohn, Song without words in F sharp minor, Op.67 no.2 (Encore)

Scriabin, Symphony no. 2 in C minor, Op.29

Russian National Orchestra

Mikhail Pletnev, Conductor

Nikolai Lugansky, Piano

A Rachmaninov evening with the Russian National Orchestra

Edward Sava-Segal, 20th February

A marvelous musician, Mikhail Pletnev, conveyed a fresh perspective on the inner works of Rachmaninov's Second Piano Concerto.

****1

RNO and Andreescu impress at Enescu Festival

Aksel Tollåli, 5th September

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

***11

RNO and Pletnev disappoint in Enescu and Prokofiev

Aksel Tollåli, 4th September

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

**111

A remarkable Tchaikovsky Polish in Warsaw

Jonathan Sutherland, 17th August

Although nominally a Polish Festival celebrating the music of Frédéric Chopin, there was lots of Tchaikovsky on offer at this year’s event. Leading the foreign charge was the Russian National Orchestra under the direction of their mercurial maestro Mikhail Pletnev.

***11

Joshua Bell and Hélène Grimaud raise the roof at Festival del Sole

Brenden Guy, 22nd July

The Napa Valley is famous for its picturesque countryside, stunning weather and fine wine. With the ambitious Festival del Sole concluding their seventh season on Sunday night with a concert featuring two titans of classical music - Joshua Bell and Hélène Grimaud – they proved that “wine country” has even more to offer the Northern California region than that which makes them one of the premier de

***11

Le Russian National Orchestra dirigé par Pletnev à la Philharmonie : une fabuleuse soirée

Julie Jozwiak, 15th May

Le Russian National Orchestra était à la Philharmonie de Paris le lundi 15 mai 2017, sous la direction de Mikhail Pletnev. C’est un compositeur polonais peu connu qui ouvrait le programme – à savoir Mieczyslaw Karlowicz ; la suite de la soirée, elle, était bel et bien russe, avec un concerto de Chostakovitch et une symphonie de Tchaïkovski.

****1

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Rolf Kyburz

Rolf ist ein besessener Liebhaber und Sammler von klassischer Musik zwischen Renaissance und dem 21. Jahrhundert. Seine musikalische Erfahrung (Violine, Sologesang, Mitgliedschaft in Chören und kleineren Chorensembles) fließt jetzt unter anderem in seinen Blog auf www.rolf-musicblog.net; seit 2014 bespricht er für Bachtrack Konzerte. Vorheriges Leben: Chemiestudium, 30 Jahre Spezialist für wissenschaftliche Instrumente, Computer, Software, Programmieren.

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