Mariinsky Orchestra and Gergiev in Paris

By Constance Clara Guibert, 03 December 2013

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Reviewed at Salle Pleyel, Paris on 1 December 2013

Shostakovich, Symphony no. 9 in E flat major, Op.70

Shostakovich, Piano Concerto no. 1 in C minor for piano, trumpet and string orchestra, Op.35

Shostakovich, Symphony no. 4 in C minor, Op.43

Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra

Valery Gergiev, Conductor

Daniil Trifonov, Piano

Timur Martynov, Trumpet

Miraculous Russians: Valery Gergiev and the Mariinsky in Florence

Elena Luporini, 11th December

Valery Gergiev and the Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra call in at the Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino for a programme of Prokofiev, Bartók and Stravinsky... and Gergiev picks up the keys to the city too.

****1

Alexandre Kantorow wows with the Mariinsky Orchestra in Antwerp

Marc Haegeman, 15th October

Think of a poet irresistibly teasing your senses by his creative use of rhythm, his unpredictable style of speech and his unfailing imagination.

****1

In Rimsky's Kitezh, Gergiev eventually weaves some Russian magic

Mark Pullinger, 8th October

In Gergiev's late, late show, Mao Fujita impresses in Tchaikovsky, but episodes from Berlioz' Roméo et Juliette are given a Shakespearean speed read.

***11

Matvey Demin’s stellar UK debut flanked by an invigorated Gergiev

Young-Jin Hur, 7th October

Gergiev, Demin, and the Mariinsky Orchestra deliver a performance full of vitality, virtuosity, and determination.

****1

Valery Gergiev and the Mariinsky bring a Russian programme to Lucerne

Edward Sava-Segal, 30th August

The very talented Uzbek pianist Behzod Abduraimov is an artist whose musicality transcends the mere virtuosic prowess.

****1

An ideal troika at Cadogan Hall

Roy Westbrook, 4th March

Valery Gergiev and the Mariinsky Orchestra return to Cadogan Hall for the second of their Petipa/Tchaikovsky tributes.

****1

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Constance Clara Guibert

Living in Paris, Constance Clara has studied piano since she was three. A graduate of Toulouse Business School and a student at La Sorbonne in Music Management, she still plays piano, attends orchestral conducting masterclasses, and loves writing. She tweets here and blogs here.

Gergiev and the Mariinsky Orchestra in gorgeous Shostakovich at Salle Pleyel