Work: Violin Concerto no. 2 in G minor, Op.63

Joana Carneiro, the Festival Orchestra of Lincoln Center and music by Frank, Shostakovich, Ravel and Prokofiev fused into something that transcended them all.

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Torn silk: Lozakovich's Prokofiev impresses with the Philharmonia

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Roy Westbrook, 20 Feb

How to bring off the most romantic work of the last great Romantic composer, all 60 minutes of it? Send for Tugan Sokhiev.

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Slobodeniouk paints portraits of the sea with the Pittsburgh Symphony

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Sam Jacobson, 12 Jan

Dima Slobodeniouk’s Pittsburgh program is centered around ocean-inspired music of Debussy, Sibelius, and Icelandic composer María Sigfúsdóttir.

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Bachtrack top ten: Sergei Prokofiev

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Mark Pullinger, 27 Apr

“I detest imitation, I detest hackneyed devices.” Prokofiev was one of the most important Russian composers, writing in a variety of forms and happy to challenge conventions.