A remarkable Tchaikovsky Polish in Warsaw

By Jonathan Sutherland, 19 August 2015

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Reviewed at Warsaw Philharmonic Concert Hall, Warsaw on 17 August 2015

Tchaikovsky, Piano Concerto no. 2 in G major, Op.44

Chopin, Mazurka in F minor, Op.63 no.2

Chopin, Waltz in F major "Grande Valse Brillante", Op.34 no.3

Tchaikovsky, Symphony no. 3 in D major "Polish", Op.29

Russian National Orchestra

Mikhail Pletnev, Conductor

Lukas Geniušas, Piano

A Rachmaninov evening with the Russian National Orchestra

Edward Sava-Segal, 20th February

A marvelous musician, Mikhail Pletnev, conveyed a fresh perspective on the inner works of Rachmaninov's Second Piano Concerto.

****1

RNO and Andreescu impress at Enescu Festival

Aksel Tollåli, 5th September

Following some rhythmically challenged Ginastera, Horia Andreescu and the Russian National Orchestra impress with confidently played MacMillan and Tchaikovsky.

***11

RNO and Pletnev disappoint in Enescu and Prokofiev

Aksel Tollåli, 4th September

The muscular piano playing of Nikolai Lugansky could not save the Russian National Orchestra’s shoddy Enescu and Prokofiev.

**111

Joshua Bell and Hélène Grimaud raise the roof at Festival del Sole

Brenden Guy, 22nd July

The Napa Valley is famous for its picturesque countryside, stunning weather and fine wine. With the ambitious Festival del Sole concluding their seventh season on Sunday night with a concert featuring two titans of classical music - Joshua Bell and Hélène Grimaud – they proved that “wine country” has even more to offer the Northern California region than that which makes them one of the premier de

***11

Natürlich inspiriert: Lugansky und Pletnev in Luzern

Rolf Kyburz, 30th November

Rachmaninows Drittes Klavierkonzert war bei Nikolai Lugansky in seiner natürlichen Musikalität phänomenal, und mit Skrjabins Zweiter Symphonie erlaubte das Russische Nationalorchester unter Mikhail Pletnev die Begegnung mit selten aufgeführter Spätromantik.

***11

Le Russian National Orchestra dirigé par Pletnev à la Philharmonie : une fabuleuse soirée

Julie Jozwiak, 15th May

Le Russian National Orchestra était à la Philharmonie de Paris le lundi 15 mai 2017, sous la direction de Mikhail Pletnev. C’est un compositeur polonais peu connu qui ouvrait le programme – à savoir Mieczyslaw Karlowicz ; la suite de la soirée, elle, était bel et bien russe, avec un concerto de Chostakovitch et une symphonie de Tchaïkovski.

****1

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Jonathan Sutherland

Jonathan Sutherland is a graduate of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and the Hochschule Mozarteum in Salzburg. He is also an internationally renowned concert pianist specializing in the music of the 1930s. Jonathan’s first operatic experience was hearing Maria Callas sing Tosca in Covent Garden and he has since heard performances in all continents of the world including over 60 different productions at the Wiener Staatsoper. He has written for The Australian, Opera Today and The Opera Critic as well as Bachtrack. Jonathan speaks English, French, German and Italian fluently and is based in the south of France near Nice.

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