Moscow Philharmonic and Yuri Simonov: Mussorgsky and Rachmaninov in Manchester

By Rohan Shotton, 19 October 2011

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Reviewed at The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester on 18 October 2011

Mussorgsky, Night on the Bare Mountain

Rachmaninov, Piano Concerto no. 1 in F sharp minor, Op.1

Rachmaninov, Symphony no. 1 in D minor, Op.13

Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra

Yuri Simonov, Conductor

Barry Douglas, Piano

A night of grand gestures from the Moscow Philharmonic and Simonov

Alexander Hall, 10th October

Yuri Simonov showcases his musicians in ballet scores by Tchaikovsky and Khachaturian, while Alexandra Dăriescu embraces the Romantic spirit in Rachmaninov.

****1

A not so brief encounter with the Moscow Phil

Mark Pullinger, 23rd May

An earthy – if slow – Pictures at an Exhibition from Yuri Simonov and the Moscow Philharmonic in Basingstoke is like a musical step back in time.

****1

Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich with an authentic Russian accent from the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra

Peter Marks, 6th May

Though impressively performed by the Moscow players, conductor Yuri Simonov's interpretative choices did not always convince in Tchaikovsky's Fourth Symphony.

***11

Le concerto pour alto de Schnittke : la musique au-delà des normes et des barrières

Manuel Gaulhiac, 31st May

Concert Mozart - Schnittke - Brahms, qui nous permet notamment d'entendre le concerto pour alto de Schnittke, oeuvre d'une incroyable richesse stylistique et expressive.

****1

A night of grand gestures from the Moscow Philharmonic and Simonov

Alexander Hall, 10th October

Yuri Simonov showcases his musicians in ballet scores by Tchaikovsky and Khachaturian, while Alexandra Dăriescu embraces the Romantic spirit in Rachmaninov.

****1

A not so brief encounter with the Moscow Phil

Mark Pullinger, 23rd May

An earthy – if slow – Pictures at an Exhibition from Yuri Simonov and the Moscow Philharmonic in Basingstoke is like a musical step back in time.

****1

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Rohan Shotton

Rohan has reviewed concerts and opera across the UK and Europe, but chiefly in Manchester, where he enjoys conducting and playing percussion and piano. He works as a hospital doctor, having studied in St Andrews and Manchester, and tweets as @RohanShotton.