Russian National Orchestra Plays Shostakovich and Tchaikovsky
Cal Performances' Zellerbach Hall (Bancroft Way and Telegraph Avenue Berkeley, CA 94720)
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Reviews & Ratings
Featured review from CongaDr
view more less of this reviewSimply fantastic! Seriously entertaining and very glad we went.
star this review starred report as inappropriateThis performance of the RNO struck a magical chord with the audience! Their precision, vibrancy, and richness of sound resulted in a long ovation and encore. The young, extremely gifted guest artist's performance was absolutely AMAZING!
star this review starred report as inappropriateThe orchestra and their guest performers were exquisite. Luckily, we were encouraged by our usher to move from our side seats to any open seat in our section, which made the sound even better. Zellerbach is a wonderful venue.
star this review starred report as inappropriateStunning performance by Stefan Jackiw, solo violin for Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto in D major! The Chorus that joined the Orchestra for the premiere of Pletnev's Song Cycle was great. And the Orchestra was wonderful, including their clearly-planned two encores - they really showed off their versatility with pieces from America's 20th century for those encores. And the acoustics in Zellerbach Hall are excellent, better than Davies. I'd go again!
More Information About Russian National Orchestra
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Description
Russian National Orchestra
Mikhail Pletnev, founder, artistic director & conductor
Stefan Jackiw, violin
Lisa Delan, soprano
Named Moscow's top orchestra in a Gramophone magazine poll of international music critics, the Russian National Orchestra has been the toast of the music world ever since its first concert in Moscow in 1990.
Celebrating its 20th anniversary, the orchestra returns to Cal Performances for a concert featuring founder Mikhail Pletnev conducting Shostakovich's Symphony No. 9, Tchaikovsky's beloved Violin Concerto, with violinist Stefan Jackiw, and Pletnev's own song cycle, based on three poems by William Butler Yeats, featuring soprano Lisa Delan.
Pletnev/Yeats Song Cycle
Tchaikovsky/Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35
Shostakovich/Symphony No. 9
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