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An ideal troika at Cadogan Hall: Tchaikovsky, Gergiev and the Mariinsky

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“a hint of sorcery, a whiff of sulphur”
Reviewed at Cadogan Hall, London on 4 March 2019
Tchaikovsky, Swan Lake: excerpts
Tchaikovsky, Symphony no. 4 in F minor, Op.36
Tchaikovsky, The Nutcracker, Op.71: Trepak
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
Devastating and dark Pathétique from Gergiev and the Mariinsky
*****
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