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Monumental Prokofiev from Gergiev and the Mariinsky Orchestra in Milan

By James Imam, 08 September 2015
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“Gergiev found a new gear, his hyperactive frame tormenting the orchestra”
Reviewed at Conservatorio: Sala Verdi, Milan on 7 September 2015
Programme
Prokofiev, Symphony no. 2 in D minor, Op.40
Prokofiev, Symphony-Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in E minor, Op.125
Prokofiev, Romeo and Juliet: excerpts
Verdi, Nabucco: Overture
Performers
Valery Gergiev, Conductor
Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra
Alexander Ramm, Cello
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James Imam
James Imam
James Imam is an arts journalist writing for publications including The Financial Times, The Times, Musical America and Opera magazine. He grew up in Manchester, read anthropology at Cambridge and has since lived in Milan. As a once-aspiring countertenor he has an abiding interest in Baroque music.