Dmitriev brings a taste of St Petersburg to London

By Mark Thomas, 17 October 2017

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“the climaxes were as thrilling as any you’re likely to hear”

Reviewed at Cadogan Hall, London on 16 October 2017

Tchaikovsky, Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture

Rachmaninov, Piano Concerto no. 4 in G minor, Op.40

Tchaikovsky, Symphony no. 6 in B minor, "Pathétique", Op.74

Bach, Air on a G String, from Orchestral Suite BWV1068

Brahms, Hungarian Dance no. 1 in G minor

St Petersburg Symphony Orchestra

Peter Donohoe, Piano

Alexander Dmitriev, Conductor

St Petersburg Symphony Orchestra in Manchester

Rohan Shotton, 23rd February

The St Petersburg SO and Alexander Dmitriev give a thoughtful and accomplished programme in Manchester's Bridgewater Hall

***11

First-rate Tchaikovsky from the St Petersburg Symphony

David Truslove, 11th February

Sublime and satirical Russian music served to an appreciative but less than capacity audience at the Anvil.

****1

St Petersburg Symphony Orchestra play Rachmaninov and Shostakovich in Edinburgh

Alan Coady, 7th October

A neighbour at a recent visiting orchestra’s Edinburgh Festival concert asked me what I thought of the atonal frenzy in the pre-performance free-for-all; warm-up scales mingled with sneak peeks at tricky passages. My response was that a school orchestra would not be allowed to do this.

*****

St Petersburg Symphony Orchestra in Manchester

Rohan Shotton, 23rd February

The St Petersburg SO and Alexander Dmitriev give a thoughtful and accomplished programme in Manchester's Bridgewater Hall

***11

First-rate Tchaikovsky from the St Petersburg Symphony

David Truslove, 11th February

Sublime and satirical Russian music served to an appreciative but less than capacity audience at the Anvil.

****1

St Petersburg Symphony Orchestra play Rachmaninov and Shostakovich in Edinburgh

Alan Coady, 7th October

*****

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Mark Thomas

A lifelong devotee of classical music, Mark caught the bug after listening to The Planets, The Rite of Spring and Beethoven’s Fifth when he was knee-high to a grasshopper. He has degrees in non-musical subjects and currently works as a Chartered Governance Professional, but these have proved to be mere distractions from the wonders of sonatas, concertos and symphonies. He has been reviewing for Bachtrack since 2016, plays viola and violin (very shakily) and used to sing a bit (even more shakily).

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