Royal Albert corridor,LondonThe St Petersburg Philharmonic’s well-blended, bottom-heavy sound was showcased to stunning effect in a programme of Rimsky-Korsakov, or Tchaikovsky and – more suprisingly – ElgarIf the St Petersburg Philharmonics all-Russian first Prom was a tough act to follow,its second, also under chief conductor Yuri Temirkanov, and brought yet another feast of idiomatic Russian playing – and also some less obvious choices. Related: St Petersburg Phil/Temirkanov review – Rachmaninov just doesn’t get any better than this Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com