| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 9-Mar-2012 Dr Anton Philipszaal | An upbeat Russian program from the Residentie Orkest |
Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition is an incredibly popular work – and with good reason. Tonight, this exciting piece was combined with works by two other Russian greats: Rimsky-Korsakov’s Russian Easter Festival Overture and Tchaikovksy’s Piano Concerto no. 1, played by Nikolai Lugansky.
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| 4-Jan-2012 Stadsgehoorzaal | Holland Symfonia's Russian fireworks kick off the new year in Leiden |
New Year’s concerts have never been that appealing to me: I am not a great lover of Viennese waltzes and that is what most of them consist of. But fortunately this year the Holland Symfonia had a New Years concert with a twist: Russian fireworks. Playing music by Mussorgsky, Shostakovich, Khachaturian and Prokofiev, the Holland Symfonia offered an exciting program, of course including some waltzes.
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