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Devastating and dark Pathétique from Gergiev and the Mariinsky on tour in Brussels

By Marc Haegeman, 20 November 2018
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“routine seems an alien notion to them”
Reviewed at BOZAR: Main hall, Brussels on 18 November 2018
Programme
Rimsky-Korsakov, The Tale of Tsar Saltan: Suite, Op.57
Stravinsky, Symphony in C
Tchaikovsky, Symphony no. 6 in B minor, "Pathétique", Op.74
Performers
Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra
Valery Gergiev, 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.