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Prom 70: Vivid storytelling in softened Russian accents from the St Petersburg Philharmonic

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“The Young Princess rattled past – a Short Ride in a Fast Palanquin – all aglitter with percussion”
Reviewed at Royal Albert Hall, London on 7 September 2015
Tchaikovsky, Francesca da Rimini, Op.32
Rachmaninov, Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, Op.18
Rachmaninov, Études-tableau in G minor, Op.33 no.7
Rimsky-Korsakov, Scheherazade, Op.35
Tchaikovsky, The Nutcracker, Op.71: Pas de deux
Albéniz, España, Op.165: Tango
Nikolai Lugansky, Piano
St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra
Yuri Temirkanov, Conductor
St Petersburg meets Beethoven and Mahler in Lugano
***11
Trampled by the Russian troika
****1
Temirkanov and Leticia Moreno: tradition and the future, together in Barcelona
*****
Taking Shostakovich on tour
****1
Soviet blockbusters from the St Petersburg Phil
*****
Variety and dance from the St Petersburg Phil
****1
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