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A highly theatrical Tchaikovsky 5 from Valery Gergiev and the Mariinsky

By Mark Pullinger, 06 November 2018
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“When Fate comes knocking at the door, Gergiev flings it wide open”
Reviewed at Cadogan Hall, London on 5 November 2018
Programme
Tchaikovsky, The Sleeping Beauty, Op.66: Act 2
Tchaikovsky, Symphony no. 5 in E minor, Op.64
Tchaikovsky, The Nutcracker, Op.71: Waltz of the Flowers
Performers
Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra
Valery Gergiev, Conductor
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Mark Pullinger
Mark Pullinger
Mark has been a Bachtrack editor since 2014. He is also an experienced critic, writing hundreds of reviews for the site, as well as a freelancer writing for other magazines and newspapers. He also writes programme notes and blogs on Substack. Mark has a particular passion for the operas of Verdi as well as Russian and French repertoire. Outside the concert hall and opera house, Mark enjoys cooking and travel and is probably at his happiest let loose in a French patisserie or a Viennese coffee house.