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Aziz Shokhakimov on Prokofiev (and Strasbourg)
16th Jul 2024
Now firmly settled in his role as Music Director of the Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg, the young Uzbek conductor reflects on the challenges and rewards involved in building a relationship with a new orchestra - and their recent recording of Prokofiev (released last month on Warner Classics last month).
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Sibelius and Prokofiev Violin Concertos from Janine Jansen & Klaus Mäkelä
7th Jun 2024
Engaging from the very first notes, these powerful new recordings of much-loved repertoire make for a great introduction if you don’t know these works - and an inspiring new perspective if you do.
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Shadows of My Ancestors from Behzod Abduraimov
12th Jan 2024
The Uzbek pianist presents a dazzlingly evocative album of virtuosic piano works by Prokofieff, Ravel, and his compatriot Dilorom Saidaminova.
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Iestyn Morris on Romances
13th Jul 2023
The countertenor talks about his new recording of Russian Romances with pianist Nigel Foster on Quartz Records.
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Iestyn Morris (countertenor), Nigel Foster (piano)
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Jocelyn Freeman on The Poet's Echo
4th May 2023
The pianist discusses her album of works with a Pushkin connection (including a new version of Britten's eponymous song-cycle, Shostakovich's Cello Sonata and Prokofiev's Three Romances), recently released on Rubicon and also featuring soprano Gemma Summerfield, baritone Gareth Brynmor John & cellist Abi Hyde-Smith.
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Andrew Litton on Prokofiev
30th Sep 2021
The American conductor talks to Katherine about his recordings of the complete Prokofiev symphonies with the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, released as a box-set tomorrow on BIS.
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Vasily Petrenko conducts Russian and Austrian symphonies and orchestral works
21st May 2021
A double bill from the Russian-British conductor, with the Oslo Philharmonic performing symphonies by Prokofiev and Myaskovsky, and tone poems by Zemlinsky and Schreker with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.
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Daniil Trifonov's Silver Age
6th Nov 2020
The Russian pianist is by turns balletic, poetic and dramatic in solo works by Stravinsky and Prokofiev, whilst the Mariinsky Orchestra match his precision and imagination in concertos by the the latter composer and Scriabin.
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Daniil Trifonov (piano)
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Kirill Gerstein on Tchaikovsky
6th Aug 2016
Ahead of his Proms performance of the First Piano Concerto tomorrow, the pianist talks to David about the various versions of the work.
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Prokofiev from Kirill Karabits
19th Aug 2015
David talks to conductor Kirill Karabits about the latest instalment in his Prokofiev series.
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Russian Cello and Piano Concertos from Steven Isserlis and Kirill Gerstein
2nd Mar 2015
David listens to a pair of new releases that throw light on early versions of concertos by Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev.
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Prokofiev Violin Sonatas from Alina Ibragimova and Steven Osborne
14th Jul 2014
David listens to two very contrasting Prokofiev Violin Sonatas, performed by the star duo of Steven Osborne and Alina Ibragimova.
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Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet
18th Jan 2010
A ‘superb reading of Prokofiev's supreme masterpiece’ from Valery Gergiev and the London Symphony Orchestra, two decades after the conductor’s landmark account of the piece with the Kirov Orchestra.
