Performer: Andris Poga

An unusual evening of orchestral virtuosity and an ear-opening adventure with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra under Andris Poga. 

Andris Poga conducts the RLPO in a breathtaking Shostakovich 10, preceded by a rarity for brass and percussion and Glazunov's delightful Saxophone Concerto with Jess Gillam.

Conducting the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester, the Latvian Andris Poga reveals a surer hand in Shostakovich's final symphonic statement than in the partnering of Nina Stemme in Wagner, where her big voice often missed the essential intimacy.

The Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra's superb playing is constrained by the limits of streaming. 

Prokofiev’s Third Piano Concerto and Shostakovich’s “Leningrad” symphony were wonderfully played by the Orchestre de Paris and Alexander Toradze at the Salle Pleyel, despite Mikko Franck's last-minute cancellation.

Malgré une distribution de haut vol – dont la révélation Alexander Roslavets, stupéfiant dans le rôle-titre –, cette production de l'opéra de Moussorgski laisse sur sa faim.