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Gergiev and his Mariinsky players spin stories at Cadogan Hall

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“like opening a jewel-case packed with brightly coloured precious stones”
Reviewed at Cadogan Hall, London on 9 October 2017
Stravinsky, Concerto in D for Strings
Rimsky-Korsakov, The Tale of Tsar Saltan: Suite, Op.57
Stravinsky, Violin Concerto in D major
Ysaÿe, Violin Sonata no. 2 in A minor, Op.27 no.2: Les Furies – Allegro furioso
Bach, Violin sonata no. 3 in C major, BWV1005: Largo
Stravinsky, The Firebird: Suite
Lyadov, Baba-Yaga, Op.56
Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra
Valery Gergiev, Conductor
Kristóf Baráti, Violin
Miraculous Russians: Valery Gergiev and the Mariinsky in Florence
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Alexandre Kantorow wows with the Mariinsky Orchestra in Antwerp
****1
In Rimsky's Kitezh, Gergiev eventually weaves some Russian magic
***11
Matvey Demin’s stellar UK debut flanked by an invigorated Gergiev
****1
Valery Gergiev and the Mariinsky bring a Russian programme to Lucerne
****1
An ideal troika at Cadogan Hall
****1
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