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LondonMozart Revealed

© RPO/D8
Mozart: Symphony no. 41 in C major, "Jupiter”, K551
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Vasily Petrenko; Leah Broad

BrnoCzech Philharmonic

National Theatre Brno
Bartók, Janáček, Stravinsky
Czech Philharmonic; Vasily Petrenko

OsloPetrenko Conducts Petrushka

Oslo Philharmonic
Prokofiev, Ravel, Stravinsky
Oslo Philharmonic; Vasily Petrenko; Bertrand Chamayou

LiverpoolThe Nutcracker

© Gareth Jones
Britten, Rachmaninov, Tchaikovsky
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra; Vasily Petrenko; Boris Giltburg

PragueSimona Šaturová / Jan Mráček / Vasily Petrenko / Czech Philharmonic

© Petr Chodura
Mozart, Beethoven, Kreisler, Massenet, Gounod, Dukas
Czech Philharmonic; Vasily Petrenko; Simona Šaturová; Jan Mráček

PragueSimona Šaturová / Jan Mráček / Vasily Petrenko / Czech Philharmonic

© Petr Chodura
Mozart, Beethoven, Kreisler, Massenet, Gounod, Dukas
Czech Philharmonic; Vasily Petrenko; Simona Šaturová; Jan Mráček; Marek Eben
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Right royal Beethoven shines bright in a mixed 80th birthday gala

Julia Fischer, Pablo Ferrández, Vasily Petrenko and Jan Lisiecki with the RPO © Andy Paradise
Pablo Ferrández, Julia Fischer and Jan Lisiecki steal the show at this heartwarming anniversary performance.
****1
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A Singapore premiere for Shostakovich 4

Gautier Capuçon, Vasily Petrenko and the Singapore Symphony Orchestra © Jack Yam | Singapore Symphony Orchestra
Vasily Petrenko brings sprawling symphony, calling for over 120 players, to Singapore, along with Gautier Capuçon to play Saint-Saëns. 
****1
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Vasily Petrenko’s barnstorming return to Liverpool

Vasily Petrenko conducts the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra © Gary William-Smith
From melancholy moments to pure bravado, Petrenko's White Nights celebration is a triumph for both conductor and violin soloist Johan Dalene. 
****1
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Korngold and Mahler from Ray Chen, Vasily Petrenko and the RPO

Ray Chen and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra © Frances Marshall
Few violin concertos soar from the first bar as Erich Korngold’s does, especially as in Ray Chen's high-wire account at the Royal Albert Hall. 
****1
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Turangalîla underwhelms at the Southbank’s Multitudes festival

Cécile Lartigau and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra © Andy Paradise
Serious music ill-matched by filmic limitations as the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra tackles Messiaen’s epic “symphony” as part of the Southbank’s cross-genre festival. 
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Petrenko’s searing Shostakovich overshadows Grosvenor’s Beethoven

Vasily Petrenko conducts the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra © Sarah Louise Bennett
Stylish Beethoven from Benjamin Grosvenor and dramatic Ustvolskaya from Yuriy Yurchuk, but Petrenko and the RPO’s blistering Shostakovich steals the show.
****1
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Sibelius: Symphony no. 1 in E minor, Op.39
European Union Youth Orchestra; Vasily Petrenko
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Performing Rites: how Stravinsky’s Sacre du printemps still shocks

Premiere of Le Sacre du printemps (1913) © Public domain
Over a century after its premiere, Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring still has the power to shock. Vasily Petrenko offers insights, while Tamara Rojo reflects on one of the most powerful choreographies, the version by Pina Bausch.

Rimsky-Korsakov and Stravinsky: Master and Pupil

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1897) and Igor Stravinsky (1910) © Public domain
Marking the 50th anniversary of Stravinsky's death, Vasily Petrenko and Vladimir Jurowski discuss the influences of Rimsky-Korsakov on the young composer.