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Blistering Shostakovich from Vasily Petrenko and the London Philharmonic

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“the brutality of the first movement’s volcanic march theme hammered home with relish”
Reviewed at Royal Festival Hall, London on 13 February 2015
Rachmaninov, Piano Concerto no. 4 in G minor, Op.40 (Original version)
Shostakovich, Symphony no. 4 in C minor, Op.43
Vasily Petrenko, Conductor
Alexander Ghindin, Piano
Karabits and Szeps-Znaider carouse with the LPO
****1
Portraits and pictures from Ibragimova, Gardner and the LPO
****1
Ticciati and the LPO deliver epic Sibelius plus lively Wennäkoski
****1
Paavo Järvi marks his new LPO appointment in Tchaikovsky and Sibelius
*****
Canellakis, Mutter and the LPO at the Elbphilharmonie
****1
Phoenix Lands: the London Philharmonic blazes with energy
****1
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