Jun 23, 2025 | News
Vasily Petrenko made his debut this month with the legendary Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, leading them in the pit of the Dutch National Opera for a widely acclaimed new production by Kirill Serebrennikov of Mussorgsky’s Boris Godunov, in performances that...
May 30, 2025 | News
Vasily Petrenko joined saxophonist and presenter Jess Gillam on BBC Radio 3’s This Classical Life. On 30 May, he joins Jess to share some of his favourite music, giving a conductor’s insight into the big works of Shostakovich and Beethoven, and revealing more eclectic...
May 4, 2025 | News
The Arts Desk’s Graham Rickson has praised the “luxuriant” form of Vasily Petrenko and the Royal Philharmonic on Prokofiev & Shor, the new album with pianist Behzod Abduraimov available on Alpha Classics. He writes, “Petrenko understands the first movement’s debt...
Apr 29, 2025 | News
Vasily Petrenko and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra gave a “blistering, multi-hued” performance of Shostakovich’s epic 7th Symphony in C Major, Op. 6 “Leningrad” at London’s Southbank Centre’s Multitudes Festival. The symphony was illustrated with imagery by Russian...
Apr 24, 2025 | News
Vasily Petrenko conducts the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at the 2025 BBC Proms. They will take the Royal Albert Hall audience on a musical tour of Europe, performing works by Respighi, Milhaud and Vaughan Williams on 7 September, 2025. The programme includes...
Apr 9, 2025 | News
“We’re creating music that speaks directly to you” – Vasily Petrenko, RPO Music Director. The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) today announces its ambitious 2025–26 London season, with Music Director Vasily Petrenko at the helm for a diverse...
