A Rachmaninov evening with the Russian National Orchestra

By Edward Sava-Segal, 22 February 2019

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Reviewed at Lincoln Center: Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall, New York City on 20 February 2019

Rachmaninov, Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, Op.18

Scarlatti, Keyboard Sonata in D minor, K9

Rachmaninov, Symphonic Dances, Op.45

Rachmaninov, Vocalise, Op.34 no.14

Glière, The Red Poppy: Russian Sailors Dance

Lysenko, Taras Bulba: Overture

Kirill Karabits, Conductor

Russian National Orchestra

Mikhail Pletnev, Piano

RNO and Andreescu impress at Enescu Festival

Aksel Tollåli, 5th September

Following some rhythmically challenged Ginastera, Horia Andreescu and the Russian National Orchestra impress with confidently played MacMillan and Tchaikovsky.

***11

RNO and Pletnev disappoint in Enescu and Prokofiev

Aksel Tollåli, 4th September

The muscular piano playing of Nikolai Lugansky could not save the Russian National Orchestra’s shoddy Enescu and Prokofiev.

**111

A remarkable Tchaikovsky Polish in Warsaw

Jonathan Sutherland, 17th August

Although nominally a Polish Festival celebrating the music of Frédéric Chopin, there was lots of Tchaikovsky on offer at this year’s event. Leading the foreign charge was the Russian National Orchestra under the direction of their mercurial maestro Mikhail Pletnev.

***11

Joshua Bell and Hélène Grimaud raise the roof at Festival del Sole

Brenden Guy, 22nd July

The Napa Valley is famous for its picturesque countryside, stunning weather and fine wine. With the ambitious Festival del Sole concluding their seventh season on Sunday night with a concert featuring two titans of classical music - Joshua Bell and Hélène Grimaud – they proved that “wine country” has even more to offer the Northern California region than that which makes them one of the premier de

***11

Natürlich inspiriert: Lugansky und Pletnev in Luzern

Rolf Kyburz, 30th November

Rachmaninows Drittes Klavierkonzert war bei Nikolai Lugansky in seiner natürlichen Musikalität phänomenal, und mit Skrjabins Zweiter Symphonie erlaubte das Russische Nationalorchester unter Mikhail Pletnev die Begegnung mit selten aufgeführter Spätromantik.

***11

Le Russian National Orchestra dirigé par Pletnev à la Philharmonie : une fabuleuse soirée

Julie Jozwiak, 15th May

Le Russian National Orchestra était à la Philharmonie de Paris le lundi 15 mai 2017, sous la direction de Mikhail Pletnev. C’est un compositeur polonais peu connu qui ouvrait le programme – à savoir Mieczyslaw Karlowicz ; la suite de la soirée, elle, était bel et bien russe, avec un concerto de Chostakovitch et une symphonie de Tchaïkovski.

****1

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Edward Sava-Segal

Edward has been living in New York for the last 25 years, one of the reasons being the extraordinarily rich cultural life in this city. He has studied piano and classical music in his early years. He switched later on to computer science and data architecture but he kept an unwavering interest in following the classical music phenomenon here in New York and in his travels. Edward occasionally reviews fine arts events for the most prestigious literary magazine in Romania, his home country.

A Rachmaninov evening with the Russian National Orchestra at Lincoln Center