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Prom 68: Valery Gergiev and the Mariinsky keep the Red Flag flying

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“barnstorming rendition full of steely trills, iron chords and little subtlety”
Reviewed at Royal Albert Hall, London on 3 September 2017
Prokofiev, Cantata for the 20th Anniversary of the October Revolution, Op.74
Tchaikovsky, Piano Concerto no. 3 in E flat major, Op.75
Lutosławski, Variations on a theme by Paganini, for piano and orchestra
Lyadov, A musical snuffbox, Op. 32
Shostakovich, Symphony no. 5 in D minor, Op.47
Lyadov, Baba-Yaga, Op.56
Denis Matsuev, Piano
Mariinsky Theatre Chorus
Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra
Valery Gergiev, Conductor
Miraculous Russians: Valery Gergiev and the Mariinsky in Florence
****1
Alexandre Kantorow wows with the Mariinsky Orchestra in Antwerp
****1
In Rimsky's Kitezh, Gergiev eventually weaves some Russian magic
***11
Matvey Demin’s stellar UK debut flanked by an invigorated Gergiev
****1
Valery Gergiev and the Mariinsky bring a Russian programme to Lucerne
****1
An ideal troika at Cadogan Hall
****1
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