Work: The Voyevoda in A minor, Symphonic ballad, Op.78

Pianist Evgeny Kissin and conductor Vladimir Ashkenazy joined the Philharmonia orchestra in Tchaikovsky’s First Piano concerto and Fifth Symphony, and a rare symphonic ballad, The Voyevoda.

'Hero / Antihero' was how the Sydney Symphony Orchestra entitled their latest musical offering at Sydney Opera House. The title, of course, was referring to the anti-hero in Tchaikovsky's Voyevoda and the musical hero of Beethoven in his Eroica Symphony, which needs no introduction. However, 'Hero' might also have referred to solo cellist Alisa Weilerstein and guest conductor Osmo Vänskä.

Im Wiener Musikverein stand nicht nur Unbekanntes auf dem Programm, sondern auch die allseits bekannte Pathetique in einer fesselnden Darbietung.