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Kissin and Tilson Thomas join the LSO for Russian music

By Paul Kilbey, 20 December 2013
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Reviewed at Barbican Hall, London on 19 December 2013
Programme
Rimsky-Korsakov, Dubinushka (The little oak stick), Op.62
Tchaikovsky, Piano Concerto no. 1 in B flat minor, Op.23
Prokofiev, Symphony no. 5 in B flat major, Op.100
Performers
London Symphony Orchestra
Michael Tilson Thomas, Conductor
Evgeny Kissin, Piano
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Dubinushka (The little oak stick), Op.62Evgeny KissinLondon Symphony OrchestraMichael Tilson ThomasNikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-KorsakovPiano Concerto no. 1 in B flat minor, Op.23Pyotr Ilyich TchaikovskySergei ProkofievSymphony no. 5 in B flat major, Op.100
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Paul Kilbey
Paul Kilbey
Paul was Reviews Editor at Bachtrack from 2012 to February 2014. He has written on music and culture for publications including Culture Wars, the Huffington Post, the Independent and the Guardian. He holds BA and MPhil degrees in music from Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, and is particularly passionate about contemporary music of all types. His website is here.