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The Sydney Symphony and a star cast perform The Queen of Spades

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Reviewed at Sydney Opera House: Concert Hall, Sydney on 1 December 2012
Tchaikovsky, The Queen of Spades (Pique Dame)
Sydney Symphony Orchestra
Sydney Philharmonia Choirs
Vladimir Ashkenazy, Conductor
Stuart Skelton, Herman
Dina Kuznetsova, Lisa
José Carbó, Tomsky
Andrei Bondarenko, Yeletsky
Irina Chistiakova, The Countess
Deborah Humble, Polina
Angus Wood, Chekalinsky
Gennadi Dubinsky, Surin
Victoria Lambourn, The Governess
Mahler survives unusual pairing as Sydney Symphony opens new season
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Cello whisperer Kian Soltani debuts in Sydney
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Daniel Müller-Schott plays Tchaikovsky with the Sydney Symphony
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Sublime Burleske in the Sydney Symphony's Strauss concert
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18th-century fireworks from Stephen Layton and the Sydney Symphony
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Majestic Brahms from Sir Stephen Hough and Elim Chan in Sydney
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