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Knockout Pathétique from Bychkov and the Czech Philharmonic in Vienna

By Marc Haegeman, 21 November 2019
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“definitely one of the most convincing Pathétiques I have heard”
Reviewed at Musikverein: Großer Saal, Vienna on 19 November 2019
Programme
Tchaikovsky, Violin Concerto in D major, Op.35
Gluck, Orphée et Eurydice: Dance of the blessed spirits
Tchaikovsky, Symphony no. 6 in B minor, "Pathétique", Op.74
Performers
Renaud Capuçon, Violin
Czech Philharmonic
Semyon Bychkov, Conductor
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Marc Haegeman
Marc Haegeman
Marc Haegeman graduated as a historian from the University of Ghent. He developed a keen interest in music, ballet, photography and nature. As a dance writer and photographer he contributed to leading dance magazines in the last 20 years, including The Dancing Times, Dance International and Ballet2000, and has been working with companies worldwide. His classical music reviews appeared in Classical Net and on his blog I used mostly my ears. He is particularly interested in Russian music and the piano. When free, he loves spending time in nature, photographing landscapes and wildlife.