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Vasily Petrenko and the RPO imbue Tchaikovsky's Byronic hero with soul and spirit

Daniel Müller-Schott
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“By now, under Petrenko, the RPO is an extremely stylish limousine”
Reviewed at Royal Festival Hall, London on 23 April 2023
Dukas, The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Elgar, Cello Concerto in E minor, Op.85
Tchaikovsky, Manfred Symphony in B minor, Op.58
Bach, Cello suite no. 3 in C major, BWV1009: Gigue
Vasily Petrenko, Conductor
Daniel Müller-Schott, Cello
Turangalîla underwhelms at the Southbank’s Multitudes festival
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Edusei’s Beethoven and Rangwanasha’s Strauss thrill at Cadogan Hall
****1
Petrenko’s searing Shostakovich overshadows Grosvenor’s Beethoven
****1
Charisma and colour from Vasily Petrenko and the Royal Philharmonic
****1
Perception-altering Shostakovich from Serebrennikov and Petrenko
*****
A trio of exiled composers: Petrenko and the RPO at the RFH
****1
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