by Becky Farrell | Aug 7, 2023 | News
Vasily Petrenko casts fresh light on familiar repertoire and explores little-known and new works across fascinating 2023-24 season Conductor’s acclaimed partnership with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra continues to grow with Icons Rediscovered series at London’s...
by Sarah Edwards | May 4, 2023 | News
When we say that an artist has become an icon, we mean it as a compliment. An icon is an image, and unchanging ideal – perfection, in other words, to be imitated and admired. But what happens when an icon becomes so familiar that we start to take them for granted?...
by Becky Farrell | Jan 27, 2023 | News
Music Director Vasily Petrenko and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra continue their Journey of Discovery on 8 February exploring “Ecstasy”. The concert at London’s Royal Festival Hall includes Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet: Suites (Excerpts), Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G...
by Sarah Edwards | Jan 16, 2023 | General News, News
This month, Vasily Petrenko made his long-awaited debut with the Hong Kong Philharmonic, performing four concerts at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre. The first programme on the 6-7 January featured Elgar’s Cockaigne (In London Town), Sibelius’s Violin Concerto with...
by Becky Farrell | Oct 24, 2022 | News
This month, Music Director Vasily Petrenko and the Royal Philharmonic performed the first Mahler concert in their Journeys of Discovery season at the Royal Albert Hall, with Symphony No.8 “Symphony of a Thousand”. The 23 October concert was met with rapturous...
by Becky Farrell | Sep 29, 2022 | News
Orchestral blockbusters, beguiling symphonic rarities and two performances of Boris Godunov for the Munich Opera Festival stand among the highlights of Vasily Petrenko’s new season. The conductor is set to lead a second series of London concerts as Music Director of...
