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Tchaikovsky’s Mazeppa at the Concertgebouw is a thrilling and captivating tale

By Nicolas Nguyen, 14 September 2014
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Reviewed at Concertgebouw: Main Hall, Amsterdam on 13 September 2014
Programme
Tchaikovsky, Mazeppa
Performers
Alexander Vedernikov, Conductor
Gelena Gaskarova, Mariya
Ekaterina Semenchuk, Lyubov
Vsevolod Grivnov, Andrei
Lado Ataneli, Mazepa
Vitalij Kowaljow, Kochubey
Gregory Warren, A drunken cossack, Iskra
Yuri Kissin, Orlik
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra (Radio Filharmonisch Orkest)
Netherlands Radio Choir (Groot Omroepkoor)
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Nicolas Nguyen
Nicolas Nguyen
Nicolas is a French Amsterdammer, e-commerce professional and a bit of an opera buff. His experience in the area of music is that of a dilettante. His passion for the opera and vocal music comes from his love for both music and languages which are so perfectly combined in these art forms.