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Bonfire of the virtuosities: Kancheli, Rachmaninov and Shostakovich in Boston

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“Nikolai Lugansky has technique to burn”
Reviewed at Symphony Hall, Boston on 25 March 2016
Kancheli, Dixi
Rachmaninov, Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini in A minor for piano and orchestra, Op.43
Shostakovich, Symphony no. 8 in C minor, Op.65
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Tanglewood Festival Chorus
Andris Nelsons, Conductor
Nikolai Lugansky, Piano
Herbert Blomstedt conducts Brahms with the Boston Symphony
*****
An earthbound Missa Solemnis from Boston Symphony Orchestra
***11
Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony perform Debussy and Mahler
***11
As usual, Beethoven ushers out the BSO season at Tanglewood
***11
A galactic adventure at Tanglewood: Kazuki Yamada and The Planets
****1
Yo-Yo Ma luxuriates in warm Saint-Saëns at Tanglewood
****1
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