Variety and dance from the St Petersburg Phil

By Jane Shuttleworth, 22 January 2017

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“The terrible chords that mark the death of Tybalt were hammered out in a vicious staccato”

Reviewed at The Glasshouse International Centre for Music: Sage One, Gateshead on 21 January 2017

Prokofiev, Romeo and Juliet: Suite no. 2, Op.64ter

Prokofiev, Romeo and Juliet: The Death of Tybalt

Prokofiev, Romeo and Juliet: Suite no. 1, Op.64bis: Masks

Rachmaninov, Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini in A minor for piano and orchestra, Op.43

Ravel, Daphnis et Chloé

St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra

Yuri Temirkanov, Conductor

Nikolai Lugansky, Piano

St Petersburg meets Beethoven and Mahler in Lugano

Sarah Batschelet, 16th September

Ion Marin and the St Petersburg Philharmonic perform in the beautiful LAC Lugano Arte e Cultura.

***11

Trampled by the Russian troika

Jane Shuttleworth, 26th January

The St Petersburg Philharmonic unleash all the unstoppable forces of Russian excess in a programme of Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev at Sage Gateshead.

****1

Temirkanov and Leticia Moreno: tradition and the future, together in Barcelona

Pep Gorgori, 23rd May

Temirkanov avoided any useless gesture, while Leticia Moreno explored all the pain, sadness and violence of Shostakovich’s Concerto

*****

Taking Shostakovich on tour

Frank Kuznik, 1st March

In the American heartland, a persuasive evening of musical diplomacy from the St Petersburg Philharmonic.

****1

Soviet blockbusters from the St Petersburg Phil

Mark Pullinger, 29th January

The St Petersburg Philharmonic playing Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony – a work it premiered in 1937 as the Leningrad Philharmonic – was a highlight of a superb concert concluding its UK tour.

*****

St Petersburg Phil shows us the best of Russia and Britain

Penny Homer, 8th September

Elgar shines after a fresh performance of Tchaikovsky with Julia Fischer and the St Petersburg Philharmonic.

***11

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Jane Shuttleworth

Jane Shuttleworth is a choral singer and recorder player, and specialises in Renaissance, baroque and modern music. She lives in Durham and runs a local music listings, news and reviews site Music in Durham

Variety and dance from the St Petersburg Philharmonic at Sage Gateshead