Concerts
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March 2026
London, UK – Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – Mahler
Vasily Petrenko, conductor Royal Philharmonic Orchestra PROGRAMME Mahler Symphony No.6 VENUE NOTE Art imitates life, they say. It isn’t meant to happen the other way around, and Mahler learned the hard way that you should be careful what you wish for. At the climax of his tragic Sixth Symphony, he portrayed an artist felled by […]
April 2026
Dresden, Germany – Dresdner Philharmonie – Adams, Gershwin
Vasily Petrenko, conductor Boris Giltburg, piano Dresdner Philharmonie PROGRAMME Adams: “The Chairman Dances” from “Nixon in China” Gershwin: Concerto in F for Piano and Orchestra VENUE NOTE What happens when classical music meets jazz? George Gershwin achieved exactly that with his “Concerto in F.” A concert that sounds like New York in the 1920s: vibrant, […]
Dresden, Germany – Dresdner Philharmonie – Adams, Gershwin, Walton
Vasily Petrenko, conductor Boris Giltburg, piano Dresdner Philharmonie PROGRAMME Adams: “The Chairman Dances” from “Nixon in China” Gershwin: Concerto in F for Piano and Orchestra Walton: Symphony No. 1 in B minor VENUE NOTE George Gershwin wrote his Concerto in F in 1925 amidst the pulsating New York City. The work combines the elegance of […]
London, UK – Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – Messiaen
Vasily Petrenko, onductor Cécile Lartigau, ondes martenot Steven Osborne OBE, Piano 1927 Mixed-media theatre company Royal Philharmonic Orchestra PROGRAMME Messiaen: Turangalîla-Symphonie VENUE NOTE Imagine an explosion of love on a cosmic scale. Mix in some 1940s Hollywood glamour, a pounding rhythmic workout and the sounds of a Javanese gamelan, and then wash it all in […]
May 2026
London, UK – Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – Korngold, Mahler
Vasily Petrenko, conductor Ray Chen, violin Royal Philharmonic Orchestra PROGRAMME Korngold: Violin Concerto Mahler: Symphony No.5 RPO NOTE A trumpet sounds an ominous fanfare, the orchestra cries out, and Mahler’s Fifth Symphony thunders into life. But that’s just the beginning – and, after all, this is Mahler! 68 minutes later, the whole orchestra is punching […]
London, UK – Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – Mozart, Taneyev, Wagner
Vasily Petrenko, conductor Philharmonia Chorus Royal Philharmonic Orchestra PROGRAMME Mozart: The Magic Flute: Overture Taneyev: John of Damascus Wagner: Parsifal: Orchestral Suite RPO NOTE ‘In this realm, time becomes space…’ From CS Lewis to Terry Gilliam, Wagner’s Parsifal has been an inspiration to the very greatest creative artists. Vasily Petrenko conducts a symphonic suite that […]
Turin, Italy – Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – Tchaikovsky, Wagner
Vasily Petrenko, conductor Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin Royal Philharmonic Orchestra PROGRAMME Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, Op. 35 Mahler: Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor RPO NOTE Anne-Sophie Mutter is one of those rare violinists for whom the term “living legend” is absolutely justified. Among the most celebrated and admired of […]
June 2026
Bristol, UK – Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – Rachmaninov, Hisaishi, Scriabin
Vasily Petrenko, conductor Alexander Edmundson, horn Ben Hulme, horn Katy Woolley, horn Royal Philharmonic Orchestra PROGRAMME Rachmaninov: Isle of the Dead Hisaishi: The Border (Concerto for Three Horns and Orchestra) London Premiere Scriabin: Symphony No.3, ‘The Divine Poem’ RPO NOTE Some composers think bigger, but it takes a special sort of genius to create a […]
London, UK – Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – Rachmaninov, Hisaishi, Scriabin
Vasily Petrenko, conductor Alexander Edmundson, horn Ben Hulme, horn Katy Woolley, horn Royal Philharmonic Orchestra PROGRAMME Rachmaninov: Isle of the Dead Hisaishi: The Border (Concerto for Three Horns and Orchestra) London Premiere Scriabin: Symphony No.3, ‘The Divine Poem’ VENUE NOTE Some composers think bigger, but it takes a special sort of genius to create a […]
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